Total Crime Rate

71.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 71.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.7 8/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Robbery 6.5 8/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Lavender Grove area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Prittlewell , and the 245th highest crime rate of 530 local areas in Southend-on-Sea .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lavender Grove (SS0 0QP) in the last 12 months was 71.0 per 1,000 residents and was 44.5% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 48.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 362.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lavender Grove (SS0 0QP), 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 Lavender Grove area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colemans Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hospital
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hospital
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Highfield Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highfield Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highfield Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Springfield Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Hobleythick Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Lavender Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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