Total Crime Rate

75.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 75.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 40.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.6 8/10
  • Other crime 8.7 9/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 2/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

North Avenue area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in St. Luke's , and the 242nd highest 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 4EX) in the last 12 months was 75.6 per 1,000 residents and was 18.8% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 40.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around North Avenue (SS2 4EX), the main crime hotspot is near Dryden Avenue. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in North Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dryden Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Branksome Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Ely Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wimborne Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wimborne Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wimborne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wimborne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wimborne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wimborne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Branksome Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dryden Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shelley Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Shelley Square Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shelley Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dryden Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dryden Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dryden Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dryden Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawn Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawn Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawn Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Ferndale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Central Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Central Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Central Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Central Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Central Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lawn Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Dryden Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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