Total Crime Rate

182.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 182.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.9 8/10
  • Shoplifting 20.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.6 9/10
  • Drugs 12.5 9/10
  • Other theft 12.5 8/10
  • Public order 8.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Pantile Avenue area has the 4th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in St. Luke's , and the 85th highest crime rate of 530 local areas in Southend-on-Sea .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pantile Avenue (SS2 4BJ) in the last 12 months was 182.6 per 1,000 residents and was 105.0% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 95.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pantile Avenue (SS2 4BJ), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 41 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 Pantile Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime North Avenue Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norwich Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Selwyn Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lewes Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2025Burglary Ferndale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norwich Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norwich Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
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Data Sources

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