Total Crime Rate

62.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 62.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 26.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.3 6/10
  • Other theft 9.9 8/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Snakes Lane area has the 16th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in St Laurence , and the 257th lowest crime rate of 523 local areas in Southend-on-Sea .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Snakes Lane (SS2 6UA) in the last 12 months was 62.9 per 1,000 residents and was 3.8% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -11.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 26.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -88.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Snakes Lane (SS2 6UA), the main crime hotspot is near Elms Court. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Snakes Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kent Elms Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brendon Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cheddar Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunster Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Martock Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Martock Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Martock Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Snakes Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kent Elms Close —
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Data Sources

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