Total Crime Rate
18.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
7.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Henley Crescent area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Prittlewell , and the 58th 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 Henley Crescent (SS0 0NS) in the last 12 months was 18.4 per 1,000 residents and was 85.3% lower than the Prittlewell average (125.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Henley Crescent (SS0 0NS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lavender Grove (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Prittlewell| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Midhurst Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Parkstone Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Chase Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chase Gardens | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chase Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bell Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hobleythick Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hobleythick Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Midhurst Avenue | Under investigation |
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