Total Crime Rate

46.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

11.0 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 46.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 11.0 2/10
  • Public order 5.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.5 1/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Manners Way area has the 17th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in St Laurence , and the 216th lowest crime rate of 523 local areas in Southend-on-Sea .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Manners Way (SS2 6QW) in the last 12 months was 46.7 per 1,000 residents and was 28.6% lower than the St Laurence average (65.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 233.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Manners Way (SS2 6QW), the main crime hotspot is near Earls Hall Parade. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Manners Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Earls Hall Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Earls Hall Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aragon Close —
Apr 2026Public order Aragon Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Earls Hall Parade Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Drugs Hampton Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Hampton Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Manners Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manners Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Thornford Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beechmont Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poole Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Earls Hall Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Gannet Close Local resolution
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 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
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Data Sources

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