Total Crime Rate

137.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

93.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 137.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 93.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 93.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.9 7/10
  • Other theft 9.9 8/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Stornoway Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in St. Luke's , and the 127th highest crime rate of 523 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 Stornoway Road (SS2 4NY) in the last 12 months was 137.9 per 1,000 residents and was 48.2% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 93.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 82.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stornoway Road (SS2 4NY), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 156 crimes here, including 48 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 (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glenmore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ilfracombe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trinity Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Surbiton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lonsdale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lonsdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grovelands Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grovelands Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lovelace Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bellevue Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ilfracombe Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trinity Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trinity Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trinity Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Surbiton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beaufort Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moseley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moseley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seaforth Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richmond Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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