Total Crime Rate

33.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 33.3 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.1 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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
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

Prince Avenue area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Prittlewell , and the 158th 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 Prince Avenue (SS0 0ER) in the last 12 months was 33.3 per 1,000 residents and was 73.9% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prince Avenue (SS0 0ER), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mendip Crescent, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sports/Recreation Area (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Prince Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dulverton Close 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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