Total Crime Rate

83.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 83.9 7/10
  • Drugs 21.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.3 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Southbourne Gardens area has the 16th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Prittlewell , and the 212th highest crime rate of 530 local areas in Southend-on-Sea .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Southbourne Gardens (SS0 0AG) in the last 12 months was 83.9 per 1,000 residents and was 34.4% lower than the Prittlewell average (127.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 36.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 26.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southbourne Gardens (SS0 0AG), the main crime hotspot is near Southbourne Grove. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Southbourne Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Westbourne Grove Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Burglary Winsford Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kenilworth Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seldon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southbourne Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Somerset Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Westbourne Grove Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Drugs Westbourne Grove Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westbourne Grove Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southbourne Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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