Total Crime Rate

145.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 145.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 60.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 36.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.2 9/10
  • Drugs 8.1 8/10
  • Public order 8.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.0 2/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Cole Court area has the 5th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in St Laurence , and the 114th 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 Cole Court (SS2 6BQ) in the last 12 months was 145.2 per 1,000 residents and was 122.0% higher than the St Laurence average (65.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 36.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cole Court (SS2 6BQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gannet Close, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Priory Crescent (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Southend-On-Sea

Crime Over Time in Cole Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gannet Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poole Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gannet Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gannet Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gannet Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gannet Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gannet Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Gannet Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Thornford Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Priory Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Priory Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 12 of 12

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.

↑