Crime Rates at Rylands Road, Southend-on-sea, SS2 4LN

Rylands Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in St. Luke's , and the 111th highest crime rate of 523 local areas in Southend-on-Sea .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rylands Road (SS2 4LN) in the last 12 months was 147.0 per 1,000 residents and was 57.9% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 76.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 41.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rylands Road (SS2 4LN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Archer Avenue, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hamstel Road (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.