Total Crime Rate

108.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 108.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.0 5/10
  • Drugs 13.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.9 7/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Comet Way area has the 12th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in St Laurence , and the 161st highest crime rate of 530 local areas in Southend-on-Sea .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Comet Way (SS2 6GD) in the last 12 months was 108.6 per 1,000 residents and was 59.2% higher than the St Laurence average (68.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 140.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 26.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Comet Way (SS2 6GD), the main crime hotspot is near Lundy Close. Police recorded 33 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 Comet Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Nestuda Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Nestuda Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Lundy Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Nestuda Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Nestuda Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Nestuda Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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