Total Crime Rate
217.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Sutton Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Victoria , and the 62nd highest crime rate of 530 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 Sutton Road (SS2 5ET) in the last 12 months was 217.7 per 1,000 residents and was 7.2% lower than the Victoria average (234.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 900.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 129.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sutton Road (SS2 5ET), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 169 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Coleman Street (57 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Victoria| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bournemouth Park Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Redstock Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Greyhound Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Greyhound Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wordsworth Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Wordsworth Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Redstock Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Redstock Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Redstock Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Greyhound Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cedar Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bournemouth Park Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Greyhound Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cedar Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chestnut Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Swanage Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Swanage Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Swanage Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shelley Square | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dryden Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dryden Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chestnut Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Chestnut Grove | Under investigation |
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