Crime Rates at Lewes Road, Southend-on-sea, SS2 4GG

Lewes Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in St. Luke's , and the 121st highest crime rate of 523 local areas in Southend-on-Sea .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lewes Road (SS2 4GG) in the last 12 months was 141.0 per 1,000 residents and was 51.5% higher 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 22.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -45.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 61.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lewes Road (SS2 4GG), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.