St Laurence ward · Southend-on-Sea. Every figure carries its own date.
Boundary: May 2026. Census and crime records have different dates and purposes.
What makes this ward different?
Homes rented privately: 15% here, compared with 26% across Southend-on-Sea (11.9 percentage points lower).
A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 21.7% here, compared with 27.2% across Southend-on-Sea (5.5 percentage points lower).
Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
People aged 16+ with no qualifications: 22.7% here, compared with 19.7% across Southend-on-Sea (3 percentage points higher).
Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Police-recorded locations for St Laurence ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
663 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 654 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
St Laurence ward · mapped crimes
Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.
Shown on this chart: 64 mapped crimes in September 2024; 75 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.
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Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · St Laurence
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
64
3
October 2024
55
6
November 2024
73
2
December 2024
60
10
January 2025
40
5
February 2025
40
4
March 2025
50
8
April 2025
55
13
May 2025
46
8
June 2025
64
8
July 2025
60
7
August 2025
47
4
September 2025
58
3
October 2025
43
3
November 2025
50
3
December 2025
33
10
January 2026
56
4
February 2026
47
3
March 2026
62
8
April 2026
59
10
May 2026
46
4
June 2026
64
9
July 2026
70
20
August 2026
75
14
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · St Laurence
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
342
public order
54
other theft
53
criminal damage arson
47
vehicle crime
45
drugs
36
burglary
28
shoplifting
26
other crime
9
possession of weapons
8
robbery
8
bicycle theft
6
theft from the person
1
What these numbers include
Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.
Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and records without usable locations are excluded.
Do not compare directly with Scottish council-level recorded crime totals.
These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.
Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.
