Crime Rates at Selbourne Road, Southend-on-sea, SS2 4AH

Selbourne Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in St. Luke's , and the 164th lowest crime rate of 523 local areas in Southend-on-Sea .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Selbourne Road (SS2 4AH) in the last 12 months was 34.1 per 1,000 residents and was 63.4% lower than the St. Luke's average (93.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -93.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Selbourne Road (SS2 4AH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near A1159, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.