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

Gainsborough Drive area has the 14th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Prittlewell , and the 203rd highest crime rate of 530 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 9AN) in the last 12 months was 88.8 per 1,000 residents and was 30.6% lower than the Prittlewell average (127.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 41.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gainsborough Drive (SS0 9AN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 270 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.