Essex Police

Crime in Southend Central

Street-level crime statistics for Southend Central based on official UK Police data. Updated January 2026.

Data covers February 2023 – January 2026 9,396 crimes in last 12 months

7 / 100 High Crime

Safety Score

9,396 Crimes (last 12 months)

↑5.4% vs Previous 12 Months

7/100 Safety Score

33.6% Crimes with Outcome

Crime Zone Map

Neighbourhood boundaries coloured by safety score. Click adjacent zones to explore.

Very Safe (85+) Safe (65–84) Average (45–64) Below Avg (25–44) High Crime (0–24)

Crime by Category

Last 12 months — 9,396 total crimes recorded in Southend Central

Violent Crime

3,948

↑11%

Shoplifting

963

↑12%

Anti-Social Behaviour

936

Public Order

662

↓11%

Criminal Damage & Arson

658

Drugs

565

Other Theft

525

Vehicle Crime

263

↓14%

Burglary

201

↑15%

Other Crime

173

↓9%

Robbery

149

↑20%

Possession of Weapons

129

↑17%

Bicycle Theft

126

↑59%

Theft from Person

↓16%

Monthly Crime Trend

Month-by-month crime totals for Southend Central

02/23

03/23

04/23

05/23

06/23

07/23

08/23

09/23

10/23

11/23

12/23

01/24

679

02/24

758

03/24

694

04/24

766

05/24

728

06/24

837

07/24

888

08/24

677

09/24

773

10/24

717

11/24

641

12/24

753

01/25

637

02/25

711

03/25

830

04/25

807

05/25

856

06/25

926

07/25

923

08/25

761

09/25

724

10/25

722

11/25

821

12/25

678

01/26

Top Crime Hotspots

Highest-crime street locations in Southend Central (12 months)

Explore by Month

View detailed crime data for each month in Southend Central

January 2026 678 crimes December 2025 821 crimes November 2025 722 crimes October 2025 724 crimes September 2025 761 crimes August 2025 923 crimes July 2025 926 crimes June 2025 856 crimes May 2025 807 crimes April 2025 830 crimes March 2025 711 crimes February 2025 637 crimes January 2025 753 crimes December 2024 641 crimes November 2024 717 crimes October 2024 773 crimes September 2024 677 crimes August 2024 888 crimes July 2024 837 crimes June 2024 728 crimes May 2024 766 crimes April 2024 694 crimes March 2024 758 crimes February 2024 679 crimes January 2024 0 crimes December 2023 0 crimes November 2023 0 crimes October 2023 0 crimes September 2023 0 crimes August 2023 0 crimes July 2023 0 crimes June 2023 0 crimes May 2023 0 crimes April 2023 0 crimes March 2023 0 crimes February 2023 0 crimes

Other Neighbourhoods — Essex Police

Bocking and Braintree Braintree Central Halstead North Witham South Dunmow and Felsted Saffron Walden Clavering and Thaxted Uttlesford South Chelmsford South Chelmsford Town Chelmsford West North Chelmsford South Woodham Ferrers Maldon Purleigh Southminster Colchester Rural North Colchester Rural South Colchester Town East Colchester Town West Brightlingsea and St Osyth Clacton Frinton, Thorpe-le-Soken and Walton Harwich and Manningtree Basildon Billericay Pitsea Wickford Benfleet Canvey Hadleigh Thundersley Hockley and Hullbridge Rayleigh Rochford, Ashingdon and Canewdon Wakering Eastwood and Leigh Southend East Westcliff Brentwood North Brentwood South Brentwood Town Centre Hutton and Shenfield Buckhurst Hill and Chigwell Debden and Loughton Epping and Ongar Waltham Abbey Harlow Town Centre Netteswell Old Harlow Staple Tye Aveley and Ockendon Corringham, Orsett and Stanford-le-Hope Chafford Hundred and Grays Chadwell St Mary and Tilbury View all Essex Police neighbourhoods

Data source: All crime data is sourced from the UK Police Open Data API, operated by the Home Office, and is published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Last updated: January 2026. Crime records show street-level location and category only — no personal information is included.