Total Crime Rate

50.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 50.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.1 6/10
  • Other theft 9.4 8/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Eastwoodbury Lane area has the 15th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in St Laurence , and the 240th lowest crime rate of 530 local areas in Southend-on-Sea .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Eastwoodbury Lane (SS2 6UE) in the last 12 months was 50.2 per 1,000 residents and was 26.5% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 14.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 34.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 179.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Eastwoodbury Lane (SS2 6UE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lundy Close, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Biscay (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Eastwoodbury Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Western Approaches Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Biscay Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Biscay Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Lundy Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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