Total Crime Rate

149.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 149.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 89.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.2 8/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

London Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in St George's , and the 23rd highest crime rate of 281 local areas in Castle Point .

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 London Road (SS7 4BY) in the last 12 months was 149.8 per 1,000 residents and was 158.6% higher than the St George's average (57.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 93.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around London Road (SS7 4BY), the main crime hotspot is near Linden Road. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in London Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southwold Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson London Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chancel Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hatley Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft London Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order London Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Hatley Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Croft Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Linden Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hatley Gardens Action to be taken by another organisation
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Data Sources

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