Crime Rates at Seaforth Avenue, Southend-on-sea, SS2 4ER

Seaforth Avenue area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in St. Luke's , and the 240th highest crime rate of 523 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 Seaforth Avenue (SS2 4ER) in the last 12 months was 76.7 per 1,000 residents and was 17.6% lower than the St. Luke's average (93.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 43.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Seaforth Avenue (SS2 4ER), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lewes Road, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pantile Avenue (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.