Hate crime in Southend-on-Sea

This evening I attended a members’ development event on hate crime. Some interesting (and horrifying in many ways) statistics were presented.

Between 1^st January 2018 and 3^rd September 2018 there were 335 recorded hate crimes in Southend-on-Sea. Of these, 206 were racial in character.

The ward with the most hate crime is Milton. Victoria is second, Blenheim Park third.

Southend-on-Sea has the highest levels of hate crime in Essex.

Here is a handy link - essex.police.uk/advice/hate-crime

Nine councillors attended this event – 6 Conservative, 2 Labour, 1 Liberal Democrat. Four were female.

Wanweird - blandiloquence for the crime capital of Essex

Here follows  a list of every community in Essex, as identified by Essex Police. These have been ordered by the number of crimes reported in January 2018 (the latest figures available).


My claim to represent the most crime-ridden part of Essex is still true - Southend Central covers Kursaal, Milton and Victoria wards. Southend Central has more than twice the number of crimes of the second-placed community - perhaps not worthy of a boast.


It is a great place to live (and yes, I live here) as well as wondrous to represent. However, if ever a place feels the loss of 700 police officers in this county, it is in the centre of Southend-on-Sea.
Where does your community sit in this list?

1	Southend Central	842
2	Colchester Town	398
3	Moulsham	321
4	Clacton Central	317
5	Harlow Central	313
6	Blenheim	309
7	SW Thurrock	302
8	Canvey	289
9	Southchurch	234
10	Marconi	232
11	St Andrews St Annes	231
12	Highwoods Mile End and St. Johns	220
13	Waltham Abbey	220
14	Fryerns	205
15	Springfield	202
16	Brentwood North	200
17	St Martins	200
18	Epping Town	196
19	Leigh	194
20	Harlow West	192
21	Loughton	191
22	Tilbury	190
23	Christchurch	187
24	Harbour Berechurch	179
25	Harwich	175
26	Rayleigh	174
27	Pitsea South East	168
28	Stansted Terminal South	167
29	Harlow North	163
30	Shoebury	162
31	Grays South	161
32	Clacton West	155
33	Pitsea North West	155
34	Rochford	150
35	Lee Chapel North	149
36	Braintree Town	138
37	Nethermayne	133
38	Clacton east	130
39	Eastwood	128
40	Brentwood South	126
41	Brentwood Town Centre	123
42	Hutton and Shenfield	122
43	Baddow andGalleywood	120
44	Braintree South	115
45	Laindon Park	114
46	Halstead	113
47	Harlow South	113
48	Ockendon	113
49	Vange	113
50	Chigwell	108
51	Chelmsford Rural South	105
52	Chadwell	104
53	Ongar	104
54	Stansted North	102
55	Harlow East	101
56	Maldon	99
57	Saffron Walden Central	99
58	Aveley	96
59	Corringham West	93
60	Witham North	92
61	Benfleet	87
62	Stanway	87
63	Witham South	87
64	Buckhurst Hill	86
65	Thundersley	84
66	Belhus	82
67	Wickford Park	78
68	Grays North	77
69	Hatfield Heath	77
70	Kelvedon	77
71	South Woodham Ferrers	77
72	Chafford Hundred	76
73	Shrub End	72
74	Hadleigh	71
75	Wickford North	71
76	Burstead	70
77	Dunmow Central	70
78	Lexden Prettygate	69
79	Grays Central	68
80	Goat Hall	64
81	Epping West	63
82	Billericay East	62
83	Chelmsford Town	62
84	Wickford Castledon	62
85	Broomfield	61
86	Billericay West	60
87	Epping South East	59
88	Thaxted	59
89	Southminster	57
90	Waterhouse	54
91	Manningtree	53
92	Orsett,Horndon, Bulphan	52
93	Walton	52
94	Tiptree	51
95	Hockley	50
96	Stanford	50
97	Brightlingsea	49
98	Great Totham	47
99	Burnham	44
100	Crouch	42
101	East Tilbury	42
102	Heybridge	42
103	Purleigh	41
104	Langdon Hills	40
105	Mersea Abberton Fingringhoe	40
106	Hatfield Peverel	38
107	Notley and Rayne	38
108	Horkesley	37
109	Grays East	36
110	St Osyth	36
111	Chelmsford Rural West	35
112	Clavering	35
113	Hullbridge	35
114	Boreham	31
115	Felsted	30
116	Weeley	30
117	Corringham East	29
118	Hedinghams	28
119	Yeldham	27
120	Wivenhoe	25
121	Copford	24
122	Frinton	22
123	Three Colnes	21
124	Elmstead Market	20
125	Wakering	20
126	Cressing and Stisted	19
127	Ashingdon and Canewdon	17
128	Three Fields	17
129	Oakley	15
130	Thorpe Le Soken	15
131	Kirby Cross	14
132	Ramsey and Parkeston	14
133	Ardleigh	13
134	Bradfield	13
135	Rowhedge	13
136	Birch and Layer	12
137	Stansted Terminal North	12
138	Dedham	11
139	Alresford	7
140	Chappel	7
141	Gt Bentley	6