Crime Rates at Gainsborough Drive, Westcliff-on-sea, SS0 9AH

Gainsborough Drive area has the 9th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Prittlewell , and the 96th 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 Gainsborough Drive (SS0 9AH) in the last 12 months was 159.9 per 1,000 residents and was 27.9% higher 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 89.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gainsborough Drive (SS0 9AH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 316 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Avebury Road (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.