Total Crime Rate

50.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 50.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.5 7/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Bournemouth Park Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in St. Luke's , and the 241st 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 Bournemouth Park Road (SS2 5LY) in the last 12 months was 50.3 per 1,000 residents and was 43.5% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 31.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 39.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bournemouth Park Road (SS2 5LY), 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 Bournemouth Park Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eastern Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wentworth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wentworth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wentworth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Weybourne Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lawn Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eastern Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Eastern Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Royston Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shelley Square —
Sep 2025Other theft Wordsworth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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