Total Crime Rate
90.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
47.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Whitehouse Meadows area has the 12th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in St Laurence , and the 206th highest crime rate of 523 local areas in Southend-on-Sea .
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 Whitehouse Meadows (SS9 5TZ) in the last 12 months was 90.9 per 1,000 residents and was 39.0% higher 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 9.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 47.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Whitehouse Meadows (SS9 5TZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kent Elms Close, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Snakes Lane (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In St Laurence| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Kent Elms Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kent Elms Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Snakes Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
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