Total Crime Rate

287.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 287.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 130.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.9 9/10
  • Other theft 36.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.4 10/10
  • Burglary 13.4 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.3 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Sutton Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 29 local areas in St. Luke's , and the 36th highest crime rate of 530 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 5PR) in the last 12 months was 287.6 per 1,000 residents and was 223.0% higher than the St. Luke's average (89.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 120.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 66.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sutton Road (SS2 5PR), 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 Sutton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bentalls Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cromwell Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wentworth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wentworth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wentworth Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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