Crap Towns / Southend-on-Sea / Crime

How much crime is there in Southend-on-Sea?

The police recorded 98.1 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Southend-on-Sea from September 2023 to August 2026, 29% higher than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 45.6. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 102, up from 95.7 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	95.7	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	96.5	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	102	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	45.6	34.1
Shoplifting	9.6	7.1
Criminal damage and arson	7.7	7.0
Public order	7.5	6.6
Other theft	6.8	5.4
Vehicle crime	6.3	3.8
Drugs	4.7	2.4
Burglary	3.3	3.1
Other crime	2.2	2.0
Possession of weapons	1.3	0.8
Robbery	1.2	0.6
Bicycle theft	1.1	0.5
Theft from the person	0.8	0.4

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Southend-on-Sea	–	98.1
Rochford	3.5 km	75.1
Canvey Island	9.1 km	64.9
Burnham-on-Crouch	11.9 km	56.9
Great Wakering	7.2 km	50.2
Rayleigh	8.1 km	48.5
Hullbridge	9.3 km	43.8
Thundersley and South Benfleet	8.6 km	43.6
South Woodham Ferrers	11.6 km	38.9
Hockley and Hawkwell	6.2 km	29.4
Ashingdon	6.1 km	24.9
The typical town	–	76.2