Crime Rates at Prittlewell Square, Southend-on-sea, SS1 1DW

Prittlewell Square area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Milton , and the 149th 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 Prittlewell Square (SS1 1DW) in the last 12 months was 116.3 per 1,000 residents and was 61.0% lower than the Milton average (297.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 55.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prittlewell Square (SS1 1DW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gordon Place, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wilson Road (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.