Total Crime Rate

615.8 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 615.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 300.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 63.2 10/10
  • Public order 57.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 47.4 10/10
  • Other theft 47.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 42.1 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 15.8 10/10
  • Drugs 13.2 9/10
  • Other crime 7.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Theft from the person 5.3 7/10
  • Shoplifting 2.6 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Cardigan Avenue 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 Cardigan Avenue (SS0 0SF) 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 Cardigan Avenue (SS0 0SF), 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 Cardigan Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hospital —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hospital —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westbourne Grove Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rochester Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Westbourne Grove Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Drugs Westbourne Grove Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Westbourne Grove Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Queen Anne'S Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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