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

Robert Leonard Industrial Site 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 Robert Leonard Industrial Site (SS2 5QD) 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 Robert Leonard Industrial Site (SS2 5QD), the main crime hotspot is near Gannet Close. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Robert Leonard Industrial Site area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gannet Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Gannet Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gannet Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gannet Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gannet Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gannet Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gannet Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poole Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Thornford Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sumpters Way —
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Data Sources

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