Total Crime Rate

530.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 530.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 321.5 10/10
  • Other theft 96.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 48.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.5 5/10
  • Robbery 16.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.7 9/10
  • Public order 9.7 7/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Waltham Crescent area has the highest crime rate of 28 local areas in St. Luke's , and the 18th highest crime rate of 523 local areas in Southend-on-Sea .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Waltham Crescent (SS2 4AY) in the last 12 months was 530.6 per 1,000 residents and was 470.2% higher than the St. Luke's average (93.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 100 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -53.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 48.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waltham Crescent (SS2 4AY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fossetts Way, where police recorded 81 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 Waltham Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fossetts Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Fossetts Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Fossetts Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Luke'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Fossetts Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Selbourne Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Royston Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fossetts Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Fossetts Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Fossetts Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eastern Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Eastern Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastern Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Lyndale Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fossetts Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson A1159 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery A1159 Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Fossetts Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Fossetts Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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