Total Crime Rate

132.7 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 132.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.5 5/10
  • Public order 9.5 7/10
  • Robbery 9.5 9/10
  • Other theft 4.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

North Crescent area has the 5th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in St Laurence , and the 126th highest crime rate of 530 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 North Crescent (SS2 6TQ) in the last 12 months was 132.7 per 1,000 residents and was 94.6% higher than the St Laurence average (68.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 71.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around North Crescent (SS2 6TQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Purley Way, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theatre/Concert Hall (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in North Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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