Total Crime Rate

71.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 71.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.2 5/10
  • Other crime 6.8 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Walsingham Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in St. Luke's , and the 243rd 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 Walsingham Road (SS2 4AN) in the last 12 months was 71.4 per 1,000 residents and was 19.8% lower than the St. Luke's average (89.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 54.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 105.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walsingham Road (SS2 4AN), the main crime hotspot is near Dryden Avenue. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 38 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 (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Royston Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime The Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime The Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Grove —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ely Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ely Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lawn Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bournemouth Park Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bournemouth Park Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Central Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shelley Square —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dryden Avenue —
Sep 2025Burglary Ferndale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Wordsworth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dryden Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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