Total Crime Rate
271.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
152.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lancaster Gardens area has the 10th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Kursaal , and the 42nd highest crime rate of 523 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 271.4 per 1,000 residents and was 20.9% higher than the Kursaal average (224.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 152.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lancaster Gardens (SS1 2NS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 228 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near York Road (123 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Southend-On-Sea| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Wimborne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Hastings Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tyrrel Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tyrrel Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Tyrrel Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Tyrrel Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Tyrrel Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Tyrrel Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tyrrel Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tyrrel Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grange Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Lancaster Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lancaster Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hastings Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hastings Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hastings Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Hastings Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Horace Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | York Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | York Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | York Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | York Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | York Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | York Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | York Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | York Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lancaster Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | York Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | York Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | York Road | — |
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