Total Crime Rate

117.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.4 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 117.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 54.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 2/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

St Marys Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Prittlewell , and the 160th highest crime rate of 523 local areas in Southend-on-Sea .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Marys Road (SS2 6JS) in the last 12 months was 117.5 per 1,000 residents and was 6.0% lower than the Prittlewell average (125.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 54.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Marys Road (SS2 6JS), the main crime hotspot is near Crowborough Road. Police recorded 63 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Marys Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crowborough Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Priory Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Mary'S Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Mary'S Road
Apr 2026Other theft Regency Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regency Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edith Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Priory Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Penhurst Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Penhurst Avenue Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Other crime Penhurst Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery East Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson West Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft East Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crowborough Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crowborough Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crowborough Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Crowborough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crowborough Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crowborough Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crowborough Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crowborough Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crowborough Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crowborough Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crowborough Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colchester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Priory Crescent Under investigation

Data Sources

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