Total Crime Rate

131.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 131.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 90.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Robbery 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Weybourne Close area has the 9th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in St. Luke's , and the 128th highest crime rate of 530 local areas in Southend-on-Sea .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Weybourne Close (SS2 4AX) in the last 12 months was 131.7 per 1,000 residents and was 47.9% higher 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 100.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 33.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Weybourne Close (SS2 4AX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fossetts Way, where police recorded 80 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.

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Crime Over Time in Weybourne Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area
Sep 2025Shoplifting Fossetts Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Fossetts Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lawn Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Fossetts Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Fossetts Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norwich Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Fossetts Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime A1159 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A1159 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A1159 Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting A1159 Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting A1159 Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting A1159 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Fossetts Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Weybourne Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery A1159 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eastern Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Fossetts Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Fossetts Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Fossetts Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fossetts Way
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Eastern Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Royston Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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