Total Crime Rate

527.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 527.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 286.2 10/10
  • Other theft 77.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.3 7/10
  • Public order 19.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 16.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.1 9/10
  • Robbery 12.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.7 7/10
  • Drugs 9.7 8/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Fossetts Drive area has the highest crime rate of 29 local areas in St. Luke's , and the 15th highest crime rate of 530 local areas in Southend-on-Sea .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fossetts Drive (SS2 4HF) in the last 12 months was 527.3 per 1,000 residents and was 492.2% higher than the St. Luke's average (89.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 89 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -45.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 83.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fossetts Drive (SS2 4HF), the main crime hotspot is near Fossetts Way. Police recorded 80 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fossetts Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A1159 Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Fossetts Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Fossetts Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Fossetts Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Fossetts Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fossetts Way —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Fossetts Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Fossetts Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Fossetts Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Fossetts Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery A1159 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting A1159 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting A1159 Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting A1159 Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A1159 Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime A1159 Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Fossetts Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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