Total Crime Rate
31.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Mayflower Close area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 34 local areas in St Laurence , and the 152nd lowest crime rate of 530 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 Mayflower Close (SS2 6XP) in the last 12 months was 31.7 per 1,000 residents and was 53.6% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 25.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 100.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mayflower Close (SS2 6XP), the main crime hotspot is near Lundy Close. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In St Laurence| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Biscay | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Western Approaches | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Lundy Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Biscay | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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