St Mary's, Castle Point: Safety
Safety
Crime in St Mary's has dropped noticeably over the past two years, falling from 489 recorded crimes in 2024 to 428 in 2025. The neighbourhood now records fewer crimes per month than the UK average.
In 2025, St Mary's averaged around 36 crimes per month, compared to nearly 58 across the UK. Anti-social behaviour is well below the national figure too — 50 incidents here against a UK average of 109. That's a real difference.
Vehicle crime and shoplifting are both lower than typical for the region. The downward trend across most crime categories shows this neighbourhood is heading in the right direction.
Source: police-recorded crime for St Mary's ward (Essex Police, data.police.uk), Jan 2024–Aug 2026; residents from Census 2021. This summary may predate the latest data release; the table below has the current figures.
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Crime rate comparison
Crimes per 1,000 residents, Jan–Dec 2025. St Mary's ward: Essex Police data via data.police.uk; residents from Census 2021. Averages are for all wards in the area over the same months. Planna's safety index uses the latest 12 months instead, so it can differ.
2024
2025
Jan–Aug 2026
St Mary's ward
Crimes/1,000 residents
59.2
Lower than
UK average (England, Wales & N. Ireland)
98.8
Lower than
East of England region average
81.9
Neighbouring wards
Lower than
Pitsea South East
176
Higher than
Appleton
30.3
Lower than
Canvey Island Winter Gardens
88.3
Higher than
Tarpots
49.1
Similar to
Thundersley South
59.3
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Types of Crime
Share of police-recorded crimes in St Mary's ward and the East of England region average, Jan–Dec 2025.
This ward
Regional average
- Violent offences41%38%
- Anti-social behaviour12%14%
- Criminal damage and arson10%8%
- Public order8%6%
- Other theft8%7%
- Vehicle crime7%5%
- Drugs5%3%
- Burglary5%3%
- Shoplifting3%8%
- Other crime1%2%
- Bicycle theft1%1%
- Possession of weapons1%1%
- Robbery<1%1%
