Southend Crown Court

Visit us:

The Court House
Victoria Avenue
Southend-on-Sea
SS2 6EG

Write to us:

Basildon Crown Court
The Gore
Basildon
SS14 2EW

Additional information

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Opening times

Court building closed

4.30 pm

Court open

9.00 am to 4.30 pm

Telephone

Enquiries
01268 458 000
Witness service
0300 332 1000

Building facilities

If you have a disability and need help coming to a hearing, please contact 01268 458 000.

No parking

There are no parking facilities at this building, however paid off site parking is available within 500 metres in the Galleries or Nelson Street.

Disabled access

This building has a ramp to the building entrance, a lift between the ground floor and the first floor, and level access in to court rooms and hearing rooms.  

Assistance dogs

Assistance dogs are welcome.

Hearing Loop

The building has hearing enhancement facilities available by prior arrangement.  Please contact the Court office by telephone or email if necessary.

Interview room

Three rooms available for Crown and Magistrates' Courts.

Video facilities

Court/hearing room video conferencing facilities and prison to court video link facilities are available (by prior arrangement)

Translators or Interpreters

Get an interpreter at a court or tribunal.

Southend Crown Court

This location handles

  • Crime

  • Single justice procedure

Court codes for legal professionals

Crown Court location code: 772

Professional users’ court and tribunal access scheme

This location participates in this scheme

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