Total Crime Rate

95.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 95.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 56.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.8 7/10
  • Public order 21.2 9/10
  • Burglary 10.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Shakespeare Avenue area has the 13th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Prittlewell , and the 195th highest crime rate of 523 local areas in Southend-on-Sea .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shakespeare Avenue (SS0 0ST) in the last 12 months was 95.4 per 1,000 residents and was 23.7% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -35.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 56.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shakespeare Avenue (SS0 0ST), the main crime hotspot is near Burr Hill Chase. Police recorded 65 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Shakespeare Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (29/29)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gainsborough Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Burr Hill Chase Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Inverness Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Inverness Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Inverness Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wenham Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Macdonald Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Burr Hill Chase Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Burr Hill Chase Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Macdonald Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burr Hill Chase Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gainsborough Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gainsborough Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gainsborough Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gainsborough Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Inverness Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jones Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jones Close —
Apr 2026Other crime Shakespeare Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Shakespeare Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highfield Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Highfield Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Highfield Grove —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Highfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highfield Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Highfield Crescent —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Highfield Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Macdonald Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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