Crime Rates at North Avenue, Southend-on-sea, SS2 4ET

North Avenue area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in St. Luke's , and the 134th lowest crime rate of 523 local areas in Southend-on-Sea .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around North Avenue (SS2 4ET) in the last 12 months was 29.1 per 1,000 residents and was 68.7% 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 Drugs with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -88.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around North Avenue (SS2 4ET), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Central Avenue, where police recorded 28 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.