Postcode · Southend-on-Sea
Crime in SS2 4AY
How much crime is recorded in SS2 4AY, 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
- 1,713 (2024)
SS2 4AYSouthend-on-Sea
How safe is SS2 4AY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SS2 4AY area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
23.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
69
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 4AYNational
Shoplifting20.08.4
Violence and sexual offences17.923.6
Other theft14.64.5
Burglary3.79.1
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Vehicle crime3.03.5
Anti-social behaviour2.710.7
Public order2.24.6
Drugs1.92.4
Robbery1.61.4
Other crime1.01.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 36% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
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40
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.