Total Crime Rate

270.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

63.6 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 270.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 143.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 63.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.2 9/10
  • Other theft 26.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.4 8/10
  • Burglary 10.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 5/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 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

Sutton Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 28 local areas in St. Luke's , and the 43rd 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 5PL) in the last 12 months was 270.9 per 1,000 residents and was 191.1% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 63.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sutton Road (SS2 5PL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Glenhurst Road, where police recorded 133 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wentworth Road (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sutton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Vale Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Kenway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cromwell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cromwell Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Station Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Station Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Station Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cedar Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Glenhurst Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Glenhurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Glenhurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Glenhurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glenhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glenhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glenhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Station Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Ruskin Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakhurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gayton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oakhurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Oakhurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oakhurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Oakhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gayton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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
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Data Sources

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