Total Crime Rate

181.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

82.1 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 181.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 82.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 44.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.0 5/10
  • Public order 10.0 7/10
  • Drugs 7.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.0 7/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Station Avenue area has the 5th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in St. Luke's , and the 82nd 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 Station Avenue (SS2 5EG) in the last 12 months was 181.6 per 1,000 residents and was 95.2% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 82.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Station Avenue (SS2 5EG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Glenhurst Road, where police recorded 133 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kenway (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Station Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft East Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Oakhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Station Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Station Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Station Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakhurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery East Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Oakhurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oakhurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Priory Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Priory Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Penhurst Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Penhurst Avenue Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Other crime Penhurst Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Kenway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Priory Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Station Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oakhurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Glenhurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glenhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glenhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glenhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Glenhurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Glenhurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Glenhurst Road

Data Sources

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