Total Crime Rate

132.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 132.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 59.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.5 10/10
  • Other theft 13.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.0 5/10
  • Public order 10.0 7/10
  • Drugs 6.6 7/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Eastern Avenue area has the 11th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in St. Luke's , and the 132nd highest crime rate of 523 local areas in Southend-on-Sea .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Eastern Avenue (SS2 5NH) in the last 12 months was 132.9 per 1,000 residents and was 42.8% higher 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 59.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Eastern Avenue (SS2 5NH), 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 Eastern Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eastern Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wentworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wentworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wentworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cromwell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastern Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Eastern Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cromwell Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Royston Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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