Total Crime Rate

261.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 261.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 115.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 43.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.9 9/10
  • Public order 12.6 8/10
  • Other crime 10.5 9/10
  • Other theft 10.5 8/10
  • Drugs 8.4 8/10
  • Robbery 6.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.2 6/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Theft from the person 2.1 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Prittlewell Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Victoria , and the 43rd 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 Street (SS2 5AL) in the last 12 months was 261.5 per 1,000 residents and was 11.5% higher than the Victoria average (234.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 55 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 64 (≈ 133.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prittlewell Street (SS2 5AL), the main crime hotspot is near Great Eastern Avenue. Police recorded 566 crimes here, including 371 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Prittlewell Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Southend Victoria Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Southend Victoria Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Southend Victoria Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southend Victoria Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Short Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Short Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Ann'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Ann'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Ann'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Deeping Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Maldon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Deeping Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Great Eastern Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Great Eastern Avenue Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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