Crime Rate in St George's, ward

St George's has the 7th lowest crime rate of 13 wards in Castle Point district and the 2899th lowest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 430th lowest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in St George's in the last 12 months was 52.3 per 1,000 residents and was 14.9% lower than the Castle Point district average (61.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, St George's’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 134 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 38.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 167 (≈ 23.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the St George's ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Romsey Road. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.