Total Crime Rate

49.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 49.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.4 6/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Seaforth Grove area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in St. Luke's , and the 234th lowest crime rate of 530 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 Grove (SS2 4EW) in the last 12 months was 49.3 per 1,000 residents and was 44.6% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 30.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Seaforth Grove (SS2 4EW), the main crime hotspot is near Lornes Close. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Seaforth Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eastcote Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lornes Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stornoway Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Eastcote Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lonsdale Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Selwyn Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grovelands Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grovelands Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Lornes Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cumberland Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Robbery Crossfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cumberland Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Grovelands Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Grovelands Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Lornes Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eastcote Grove —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eastcote Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Seaforth Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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