Total Crime Rate

111.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 111.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 40.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.2 6/10
  • Other theft 23.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.7 8/10
  • Burglary 8.8 8/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Highfield Drive area has the 11th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Prittlewell , and the 170th highest crime rate of 523 local areas in Southend-on-Sea .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Highfield Drive (SS0 0TB) in the last 12 months was 111.1 per 1,000 residents and was 11.1% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 40.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highfield Drive (SS0 0TB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brookside Crescent, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fairfax Drive (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Highfield Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fielding Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Highfield Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairfax Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fairfax Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chase Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chase Gardens Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Theft from the person Chase Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Highfield Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Highfield Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highfield Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Highfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Shakespeare Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Fielding Way Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brookside Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highfield Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Highfield Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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