Total Crime Rate

90.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 90.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.6 8/10
  • Other theft 14.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.8 5/10
  • Public order 8.8 7/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Highfield Gardens area has the 13th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Prittlewell , and the 200th 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 Highfield Gardens (SS0 0SX) in the last 12 months was 90.6 per 1,000 residents and was 29.1% lower than the Prittlewell average (127.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 29.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highfield Gardens (SS0 0SX), the main crime hotspot is near Highfield Crescent. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Highfield Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highfield Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cleveland Drive Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cleveland Drive Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Hobleythick Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Cleveland Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highfield Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Highfield Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Springfield Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shakespeare Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shakespeare Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brookside Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Highfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cleveland Drive Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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