Total Crime Rate

217.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

115.7 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 217.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 115.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 105.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.8 8/10
  • Other theft 23.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.6 9/10
  • Burglary 10.2 9/10
  • Public order 10.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • 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
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

Sutton Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Victoria , and the 65th 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 Sutton Road (SS2 5ET) in the last 12 months was 217.7 per 1,000 residents and was 11.8% lower than the Victoria average (246.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 115.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.7% 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 228 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Coleman Street (77 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sutton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/61)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shelley Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Shelley Square Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shelley Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dryden Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dryden Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dryden Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dryden Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dryden Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coleman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coleman Street —
Apr 2026Public order Coleman Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Coleman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coleman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coleman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coleman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coleman Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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