Total Crime Rate

302.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 302.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.0 9/10
  • Other theft 52.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.7 10/10
  • Drugs 34.7 10/10
  • Public order 24.3 10/10
  • Burglary 20.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 13.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.4 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Armstrong Road area has the highest crime rate of 46 local areas in St George's , and the 5th highest crime rate of 281 local areas in Castle Point .

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 Armstrong Road (SS7 4SS) in the last 12 months was 302.1 per 1,000 residents and was 421.5% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 233.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 86.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Armstrong Road (SS7 4SS), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Armstrong Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Warwick Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Roseberry Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Selbourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Warwick Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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