Total Crime Rate

29.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 29.6 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.8 5/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.0 1/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Stornoway Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in St. Luke's , and the 138th lowest crime rate of 530 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 Stornoway Road (SS2 4NJ) in the last 12 months was 29.6 per 1,000 residents and was 66.7% 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 , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 23.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stornoway Road (SS2 4NJ), the main crime hotspot is near Hamstel Road. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Stornoway Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Lovelace Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lovelace Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Surbiton Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Surbiton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Surbiton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakleigh Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stornoway Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lonsdale Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Beaufort Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaufort Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Lovelace Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Richmond Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hamstel Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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