Total Crime Rate

10.2 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 10.2 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.8 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Shepard Close area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 34 local areas in St Laurence , and the 32nd lowest crime rate of 530 local areas in Southend-on-Sea .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shepard Close (SS9 5YR) in the last 12 months was 10.2 per 1,000 residents and was 85.0% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shepard Close (SS9 5YR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lundy Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Shepard Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Lundy Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Rockall Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Biscay Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Biscay Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Western Approaches Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fastnet —
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Data Sources

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