Crime Rate in St Michael's, ward

St Michael's has the 6th lowest crime rate of 13 wards in Castle Point district and the 2195th lowest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 303rd lowest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in St Michael's in the last 12 months was 44.7 per 1,000 residents and was 27.3% lower than the Castle Point district average (61.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, St Michael's’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 134 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 162 (≈ 22.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the St Michael's ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.