Total Crime Rate

131.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

83.0 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 131.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 83.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 83.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.1 8/10
  • Other theft 13.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Sycamore Grove area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Victoria , and the 134th 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 Sycamore Grove (SS2 5HE) in the last 12 months was 131.0 per 1,000 residents and was 46.9% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 83.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sycamore Grove (SS2 5HE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dryden Avenue, where police recorded 64 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 Sycamore Grove area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawn Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawn 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 2026Vehicle crime Dryden Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dryden Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dryden Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Dryden Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cedar Close
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lawn Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ruskin Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redstock Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maple Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redstock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wentworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wentworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wentworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redstock Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawn Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Wordsworth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dryden Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wordsworth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shelley Square Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Criminal damage and arson Royston Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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