Total Crime Rate

1155.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

491.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 1155.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 491.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 394.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 352.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 97.1 10/10
  • Public order 74.4 10/10
  • Drugs 58.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 55.0 10/10
  • Other theft 55.0 10/10
  • Robbery 19.4 10/10
  • Burglary 16.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.2 9/10
  • Other crime 9.7 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Sutton Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Victoria , and the 5th highest crime rate of 523 local areas in Southend-on-Sea .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sutton Road (SS2 5PB) in the last 12 months was 1155.3 per 1,000 residents and was 368.1% higher than the Victoria average (246.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 122 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 152 (≈ 491.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sutton Road (SS2 5PB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 228 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Coleman Street (77 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Southend-On-Sea

Crime Over Time in Sutton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/99)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guildford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prittlewell Street —
Apr 2026Public order Prittlewell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prittlewell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coleman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lancaster Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lancaster Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coleman Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coleman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lancaster Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lancaster Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coleman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coleman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prittlewell Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Coleman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tyrrel Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tyrrel Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Tyrrel Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tyrrel Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Tyrrel Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tyrrel Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tyrrel Drive —
Apr 2026Public order Coleman Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Essex Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Essex Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prittlewell Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Warrior Square North —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warrior Square East Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 99

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑