Crime Rates at Carolines Close, Southend-on-sea, SS2 6RQ

Carolines Close area has the highest crime rate of 34 local areas in St Laurence , and the 77th highest crime rate of 523 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 Carolines Close (SS2 6RQ) in the last 12 months was 187.9 per 1,000 residents and was 187.4% higher than the St Laurence average (65.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 127.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Carolines Close (SS2 6RQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Derek Gardens (36 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.