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Crime and justice in Southend-on-Sea

Unitary authority

The south east of the East of England. 185,214 people in 42 square kilometres.

13 layers about crime and justice for Southend-on-Sea, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.

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Crime and ASB by neighbourhood

Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026

Under 323 or more

Southend-on-Sea’s 108 neighbourhoods range from 0 to 217.

Crime and anti-social behaviour

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
2,089
Police.uk · Aug 2026
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Crime and anti-social behaviour: Southend-on-Sea among every council313 areas from 19 to 12,917. The middle area is 1,167. Southend-on-Sea is 2,089.

Anti-social behaviour

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
2,576
Police.uk · Aug 2026
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Anti-social behaviour: Southend-on-Sea among every council313 areas from 4 to 13,969. The middle area is 2,093. Southend-on-Sea is 2,576.

Burglary

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
634
Police.uk · Aug 2026
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Burglary: Southend-on-Sea among every council313 areas from 6 to 6,781. The middle area is 406. Southend-on-Sea is 634.

Criminal damage and arson

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
1,343
Police.uk · Aug 2026
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Criminal damage and arson: Southend-on-Sea among every council313 areas from 6 to 11,365. The middle area is 978. Southend-on-Sea is 1,343.

Drug offences

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
1,013
Police.uk · Aug 2026
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Drug offences: Southend-on-Sea among every council313 areas from 2 to 7,670. The middle area is 369. Southend-on-Sea is 1,013.

Other crime

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
3,412
Police.uk · Aug 2026
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Other crime: Southend-on-Sea among every council313 areas from 22 to 25,019. The middle area is 2,187. Southend-on-Sea is 3,412.

Recorded crime rate

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
114.8 per 1,000
Worked out by Open Index · Aug 2026

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Southend-on-Sea at a rate of 114.8 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 80.2 per 1,000 people across East of England.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Against East of England
43% higher80.2 per 1,000
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Recorded crime rate: Southend-on-Sea among every council313 areas from 39.3 per 1,000 to 618.2 per 1,000. The middle area is 85.3 per 1,000. Southend-on-Sea is 114.8 per 1,000.

Robbery

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
253
Police.uk · Aug 2026
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Robbery: Southend-on-Sea among every council313 areas from 0 to 3,601. The middle area is 101. Southend-on-Sea is 253.

Shoplifting

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
1,944
Police.uk · Aug 2026
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Shoplifting: Southend-on-Sea among every council313 areas from 2 to 12,621. The middle area is 1,038. Southend-on-Sea is 1,944.

Theft from the person

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
137
Police.uk · Aug 2026
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Theft from the person: Southend-on-Sea among every council313 areas from 0 to 17,267. The middle area is 54. Southend-on-Sea is 137.

Vehicle crime

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
1,055
Police.uk · Aug 2026
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Vehicle crime: Southend-on-Sea among every council313 areas from 2 to 12,181. The middle area is 513. Southend-on-Sea is 1,055.

Violence and sexual offences

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
8,888
Police.uk · Aug 2026
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Violence and sexual offences: Southend-on-Sea among every council313 areas from 49 to 62,950. The middle area is 4,756. Southend-on-Sea is 8,888.

Street-level crime

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Published as points, so there is no single figure for Southend-on-Sea. The map shows each one.

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