Total Crime Rate

46.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 46.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.5 4/10
  • Public order 11.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.5 3/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Somerset Avenue area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Prittlewell , and the 220th lowest crime rate of 530 local areas in Southend-on-Sea .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Somerset Avenue (SS0 0DL) in the last 12 months was 46.7 per 1,000 residents and was 63.5% 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 Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 30.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 266.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Somerset Avenue (SS0 0DL), the main crime hotspot is near Southbourne Gardens. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Somerset Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rosary Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seldon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Somerset Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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