Total Crime Rate

256.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 256.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 171.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.3 8/10
  • Public order 22.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.9 8/10
  • Burglary 11.2 9/10
  • Drugs 7.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Fairview Drive area has the 4th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Prittlewell , and the 46th highest crime rate of 530 local areas in Southend-on-Sea .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fairview Drive (SS0 0NY) in the last 12 months was 256.5 per 1,000 residents and was 100.6% higher 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 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 197.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 82.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 67.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fairview Drive (SS0 0NY), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 190 crimes here, including 112 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fairview Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hospital —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Lavender Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thear Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thear Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colemans Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rochester Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Queen Anne'S Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hospital —
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Data Sources

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