Total Crime Rate

166.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 166.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 90.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.8 10/10
  • Other crime 12.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.1 5/10
  • Drugs 7.6 7/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Wentworth Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in St. Luke's , and the 92nd highest crime rate of 530 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 Wentworth Road (SS2 5LF) in the last 12 months was 166.7 per 1,000 residents and was 87.2% higher 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 160.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 96.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wentworth Road (SS2 5LF), 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 Wentworth Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cedar Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Stuart Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cedar Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Wordsworth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Royston Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wentworth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wentworth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wentworth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chestnut Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cromwell Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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