Total Crime Rate

31.6 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 31.6 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.0 4/10
  • Other theft 4.9 5/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · 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 11th lowest crime rate of 34 local areas in St Laurence , and the 150th lowest crime rate of 530 local areas in Southend-on-Sea .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Prince Avenue (SS0 0JH) in the last 12 months was 31.6 per 1,000 residents and was 53.7% lower than the St Laurence average (68.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 21.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prince Avenue (SS0 0JH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cheddar Avenue, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dunster Avenue (10 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 (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dunster Avenue —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dulverton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Martock Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Martock Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Martock Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Dunster Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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