Total Crime Rate

33.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 33.4 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Stuart Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in St. Luke's , and the 159th lowest crime rate of 530 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 Stuart Road (SS2 5JS) in the last 12 months was 33.4 per 1,000 residents and was 62.4% lower than the St. Luke's average (89.0 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 Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 23.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stuart Road (SS2 5JS), the main crime hotspot is near Wentworth Road. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Stuart Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Maple Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wentworth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cromwell Road —
Sep 2025Other crime Royston Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cedar Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cedar Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maple Square —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Wordsworth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wentworth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wentworth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chestnut Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shelley Square —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maple Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Stuart Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maple Square —
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Data Sources

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