Crime Rate in St George's, ward

St George's has the 4th highest crime rate of 13 wards in Castle Point district and the 3272nd lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 443rd highest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in St George's in the last 12 months was 57.9 per 1,000 residents and was 5.3% lower than the Castle Point district average (61.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, St George's’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 150 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -39.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 183 (≈ 25.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the St George's ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Romsey Road. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.