St Michael's, Castle Point: Safety
Safety
Crime in St Michael's has dropped noticeably over the past two years and now sits well below the UK and East of England averages. The neighbourhood recorded around 36 crimes per month in 2024, falling to 29 by 2025. Anti-social behaviour is particularly low — it runs at roughly a quarter of the UK average in 2025. Vehicle crime has also fallen sharply.
Compared to neighbouring areas like Wheatley, which record significantly higher crime rates, St Michael's is in a relatively strong position locally. The consistent downward trend shows this is a neighbourhood that's genuinely becoming safer over time.
Source: police-recorded crime for St Michael'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 Michael'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 Michael's ward
Crimes/1,000 residents
67.3
Lower than
UK average (England, Wales & N. Ireland)
98.8
Lower than
East of England region average
81.9
Neighbouring wards
Higher than
Belfairs
41.4
Higher than
Lodge
33.8
Lower than
Wheatley
95.8
Higher than
Thundersley North
42.8
Higher than
Hadleigh St James
45.6
Higher than
Thundersley South
59.3
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Types of Crime
Share of police-recorded crimes in St Michael's ward and the East of England region average, Jan–Dec 2025.
This ward
Regional average
- Violent offences36%38%
- Shoplifting23%8%
- Public order9%6%
- Criminal damage and arson8%8%
- Other theft5%7%
- Burglary4%3%
- Vehicle crime4%5%
- Anti-social behaviour4%14%
- Drugs3%3%
- Other crime1%2%
- Possession of weapons1%1%
- Bicycle theft1%1%
- Theft from the person1%1%
- Robbery1%1%
