Southchurch 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: 16% here, compared with 26% across Southend-on-Sea (10.9 percentage points lower).
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.
Homes rented from a council or housing association: 20% here, compared with 12% across Southend-on-Sea (8.5 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.
People aged 65 or over: 23.2% here, compared with 19.1% across Southend-on-Sea (4.1 percentage points higher).
Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.
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.
Police-recorded locations for Southchurch ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
872 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 716 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Southchurch 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: 71 mapped crimes in September 2024; 85 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.
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Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Southchurch
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
71
5
October 2024
49
12
November 2024
50
3
December 2024
45
4
January 2025
71
4
February 2025
69
5
March 2025
49
13
April 2025
66
3
May 2025
60
7
June 2025
75
6
July 2025
65
8
August 2025
46
9
September 2025
54
7
October 2025
76
10
November 2025
65
11
December 2025
68
5
January 2026
72
6
February 2026
62
16
March 2026
70
9
April 2026
71
8
May 2026
72
10
June 2026
84
8
July 2026
93
17
August 2026
85
14
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Southchurch
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
476
other theft
69
criminal damage arson
62
vehicle crime
62
public order
51
drugs
47
burglary
42
other crime
27
possession of weapons
14
robbery
9
shoplifting
6
bicycle theft
5
theft from the person
2
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.
