Total Crime Rate

100.5 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 100.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 86.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.4 6/10
  • 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 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Norwich Close area has the 13th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in St. Luke's , and the 182nd 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 Norwich Close (SS2 4DJ) in the last 12 months was 100.5 per 1,000 residents and was 12.8% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 3 cases , down -40.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 5.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 86.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Norwich Close (SS2 4DJ), 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 Norwich Close area

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

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