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Kursaal: your area

Kursaal ward · Southend-on-Sea. Every figure carries its own date.

Boundary: May 2026. Census and crime records have different dates and purposes.

What makes this ward different?

Homes rented privately: 42% here, compared with 26% across Southend-on-Sea (15.2 percentage points higher).

A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association: 24% here, compared with 12% across Southend-on-Sea (12.6 percentage points higher).

The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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A proposed response →

Households facing two or more measured disadvantages: 28.5% here, compared with 19.9% across Southend-on-Sea (8.6 percentage points higher).

These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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The people and homes here

People aged 65 or over

11.6%

21 March 2021 · Kursaal ward

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

1,397 out of 12,092.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

7.7%

21 March 2021 · Kursaal ward

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents; self-reported, not age-standardised

931 out of 12,093.

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People counted in the census

12,092

21 March 2021 · Kursaal ward

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

12,092 out of 12,092.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

23.7%

21 March 2021 · Kursaal ward

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

2,260 out of 9,543.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

63.3%

21 March 2021 · Kursaal ward

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

3,519 out of 5,556.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

28.5%

21 March 2021 · Kursaal ward

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

1,583 out of 5,556.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

22.7%

21 March 2021 · Kursaal ward

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

2,162 out of 9,543.

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Homes rented privately

42%

21 March 2021 · Kursaal ward

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

2,317 out of 5,557.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

24%

21 March 2021 · Kursaal ward

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

1,338 out of 5,557.

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Crime and safety

Police-recorded locations for Kursaal ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.

2,383 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 2,340 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Kursaal ward · mapped crimes

Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: 171 mapped crimes in September 2024; 225 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Kursaal
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 202417130
October 202420218
November 202416227
December 202413616
January 202520327
February 202515014
March 202519019
April 202518324
May 202520721
June 202523127
July 202523927
August 202526633
September 202519023
October 202516317
November 202518016
December 202519720
January 202615910
February 202615117
March 202621627
April 202619432
May 202624840
June 202621368
July 202624764
August 202622561
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Kursaal
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime1,219
criminal damage arson191
other theft169
shoplifting162
drugs150
public order142
vehicle crime108
burglary71
other crime55
robbery50
possession of weapons31
bicycle theft20
theft from the person15
What these numbers include

Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.

Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and records without usable locations are excluded.

Do not compare directly with Scottish council-level recorded crime totals.

These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.

Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.

Police data and method →

What could improve local safety →

Plans affecting this area

No project footprint has been verified for this ward. See the wider local plans; a nearby site does not automatically mean the whole ward benefits.

The proposed local response →