St Lukes
Middle areaCentral Southend-on-Sea. 11,422 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 3.5 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in St Lukes live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in St Lukes
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in St Lukes at a rate of 95.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 114.8 per 1,000 people across Southend-on-Sea.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 430 |
| Other crime | 202 |
| Shoplifting | 123 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 119 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 72 |
| Vehicle crime | 65 |
| Drug offences | 30 |
| Burglary | 28 |
| Robbery | 16 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How St Lukes compares
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Is St Lukes safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in St Lukes at a rate of 95.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 114.8 per 1,000 people across Southend-on-Sea.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 113 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in St Lukes.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (430), other crime (202) and shoplifting (123).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Southend-on-Sea
These figures are published for the whole of Southend-on-Sea, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Southend-on-Sea and not St Lukes alone. See Southend-on-Sea
St Lukes in brief
The median price paid for a home in St Lukes was £322,500 in 2025.
St Lukes had 11,208 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in St Lukes live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In St Lukes, 99.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.