Total Crime Rate

263.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 263.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 100.4 10/10
  • Public order 33.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.7 9/10
  • Drugs 22.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.9 9/10
  • Other theft 11.2 8/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.4 9/10
  • Robbery 7.4 8/10
  • Theft from the person 7.4 8/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Lancaster Gardens area has the 10th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Kursaal , and the 42nd highest crime rate of 530 local areas in Southend-on-Sea .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lancaster Gardens (SS1 2NS) in the last 12 months was 263.9 per 1,000 residents and was 20.0% higher than the Kursaal average (219.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 148.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lancaster Gardens (SS1 2NS), the main crime hotspot is near York Road. Police recorded 226 crimes here, including 113 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lancaster Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Boscombe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons York Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Queensway Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Fairburn Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairburn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fairburn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences York Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft York Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences York Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences York Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences York Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Other crime Southchurch Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southchurch Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Southchurch Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Albert Road
Sep 2025Other theft Albert Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wimborne Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Southend Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Southend Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Southend Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Queensway Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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