Postcode · Southend-on-Sea
Crime in SS2 4HT
How much crime is recorded in SS2 4HT, 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
- 1,692 (2024)
How safe is SS2 4HT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 28.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SS2 4HT area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
28.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
45
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 4HTNational
Violence and sexual offences20.823.6
Burglary5.89.1
Vehicle crime4.73.5
Drugs3.82.4
Anti-social behaviour3.610.7
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Public order2.54.6
Other theft2.14.5
Robbery1.31.4
Other crime0.91.5
Shoplifting0.48.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 42% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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.