Total Crime Rate

35.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 35.7 4/10
  • Violent crimes 20.8 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.8 5/10
  • Other crime 6.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 5/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Sutton Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Victoria , and the 171st lowest crime rate of 523 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 Sutton Road (SS2 5EY) in the last 12 months was 35.7 per 1,000 residents and was 85.5% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 20.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 47.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sutton Road (SS2 5EY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Glenhurst Road, where police recorded 133 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wentworth Road (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sutton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Station Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oakhurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Vale Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Greyhound Way 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 2026Vehicle crime Station Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Oakhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maple Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Glenhurst Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting Glenhurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gayton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gayton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Oakhurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wordsworth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Bircham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wentworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wentworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redstock Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Station Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Station Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Kenway Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cedar Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ruskin Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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