Total Crime Rate

53.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 53.5 5/10
  • Violent crimes 31.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Bournemouth Park Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in St. Luke's , and the 235th 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 Bournemouth Park Road (SS2 5LY) in the last 12 months was 53.5 per 1,000 residents and was 42.5% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 31.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawn Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shelley Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wentworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wordsworth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Wordsworth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Avenue Under investigation
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 2026Criminal damage and arson Royston Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wentworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Luke'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Selbourne Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Lyndale Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawn Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawn Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lawn Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastern Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Eastern Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wentworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eastern Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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