Total Crime Rate

34.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 34.1 4/10
  • Violent crimes 15.5 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Walsingham 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 Walsingham Road (SS2 4AJ) 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 Walsingham Road (SS2 4AJ), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Walsingham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Lyndale Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Royston Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lawn Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawn Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawn Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawn Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shelley Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Shelley Square Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shelley Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Ely Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Selbourne Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Luke'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norwich Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norwich Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norwich Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norwich Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norwich Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norwich Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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