Total Crime Rate

60.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 60.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 22.0 5/10
  • Burglary 16.5 10/10
  • Public order 11.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.0 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.5 3/10
  • Drugs 5.5 6/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Prince Avenue area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Prittlewell , and the 253rd lowest crime rate of 523 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 Prince Avenue (SS0 0EN) in the last 12 months was 60.4 per 1,000 residents and was 51.6% lower than the Prittlewell average (125.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 22.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prince Avenue (SS0 0EN), the main crime hotspot is near Prince Avenue. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Prince Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prince Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nestuda Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nestuda Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northville Drive Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prince Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Prince Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Prince Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Prince Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prince Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Rosary Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Badgers Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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