Total Crime Rate

80.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 80.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St James Close area has the 9th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Blenheim Park , and the 223rd highest crime rate of 530 local areas in Southend-on-Sea .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around St James Close (SS0 0BX) in the last 12 months was 80.5 per 1,000 residents and was 38.2% higher than the Blenheim Park average (58.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 40.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St James Close (SS0 0BX), the main crime hotspot is near Wellstead Gardens. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St James Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Cavendish Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Winsford Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Cavendish Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Cavendish Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kenilworth Gardens —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shanklin Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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