Total Crime Rate

16.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

10.0 per 1,000 2/10 · Very 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 16.7 2/10
  • Violent crimes 10.0 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.0 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Royston Avenue area has the lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in St. Luke's , and the 50th 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 Royston Avenue (SS2 5LA) in the last 12 months was 16.7 per 1,000 residents and was 82.0% lower than the St. Luke's average (93.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Royston Avenue (SS2 5LA), the main crime hotspot is near Wentworth Road. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Royston Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Wentworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wentworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shelley Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Royston Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lawn Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawn Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawn Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawn Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Lyndale Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wordsworth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shelley Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cedar Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cromwell Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cromwell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Ruskin Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wentworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shelley Square Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Other theft Wordsworth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maple Square Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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