Total Crime Rate

139.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

81.6 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 139.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 81.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.2 7/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Sycamore Grove area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Victoria , and the 123rd 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 5HJ) in the last 12 months was 139.5 per 1,000 residents and was 43.5% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 21.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 81.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sycamore Grove (SS2 5HJ), the main crime hotspot is near Dryden Avenue. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sycamore Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redstock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ruskin Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dryden Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dryden Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dryden 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Greyhound Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redstock Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cedar Close —
Apr 2026Burglary Dryden Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maple Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gayton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gayton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shelley Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shelley Square Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shelley Square 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 2026Criminal damage and arson Wordsworth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redstock Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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