Crime Rate in St Mary's, ward

St Mary's has the 5th lowest crime rate of 13 wards in Castle Point district and the 2036th lowest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 279th lowest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in St Mary's in the last 12 months was 43.2 per 1,000 residents and was 29.6% lower than the Castle Point district average (61.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, St Mary's’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 149 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 182 (≈ 24.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the St Mary's ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.