Postcode · Southend-on-Sea
Crime in SS2 4AR
How much crime is recorded in SS2 4AR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- St Lukes
- Council
- Southend-on-Sea
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,688 (2024)
SS2 4ARSouthend-on-Sea
How safe is SS2 4AR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 36.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SS2 4AR area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
36.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
59
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
SS2 4ARNational
Violence and sexual offences28.023.6
Anti-social behaviour6.510.7
Vehicle crime5.03.5
Other theft4.64.5
Burglary4.29.1
Drugs3.22.4
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Public order2.94.6
Possession of weapons2.00.9
Other crime1.41.5
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Robbery0.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 22% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.