Total Crime Rate

98.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.5 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 98.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 47.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.3 7/10
  • Burglary 17.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.2 7/10
  • Drugs 10.2 8/10
  • Public order 10.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 2/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

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 9BH) 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 9BH), the main crime hotspot is near Burr Hill Chase. Police recorded 65 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fairfax Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burr Hill Chase Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gainsborough Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Highfield Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highfield Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gainsborough Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gainsborough Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gainsborough Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gainsborough Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Shakespeare Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Other theft Inverness Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime West Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson West Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Macdonald Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Macdonald Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Macdonald Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wenham Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Highfield Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Inverness Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Inverness Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Highfield Grove —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Highfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Inverness Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Other crime Shakespeare Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Burr Hill Chase Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Burr Hill Chase Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Burr Hill Chase Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jones Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jones Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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