Crime Rates at Fairfax Drive, Westcliff-on-sea, SS0 9AF

Fairfax Drive area has the 12th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Prittlewell , and the 187th highest crime rate of 523 local areas in Southend-on-Sea .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fairfax Drive (SS0 9AF) in the last 12 months was 98.3 per 1,000 residents and was 21.3% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -44.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 47.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fairfax Drive (SS0 9AF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 316 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Burr Hill Chase (42 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.