Total Crime Rate
615.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Eastbourne Grove area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Prittlewell , and the 12th 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 Eastbourne Grove (SS0 0QF) in the last 12 months was 615.8 per 1,000 residents and was 381.6% 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 114 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 142 (≈ 373.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Eastbourne Grove (SS0 0QF), the main crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Prittlewell| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Queen Anne'S Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Westbourne Grove | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Westbourne Grove | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Westbourne Grove | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Westbourne Grove | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rochester Mews | Under investigation |
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