Total Crime Rate

729.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

121.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 729.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 543.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 121.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 86.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.7 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 13.7 10/10
  • Public order 13.7 8/10
  • Drugs 11.8 9/10
  • Other crime 7.8 9/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Robbery 7.8 8/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Roots Hall Drive area has the highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Prittlewell , and the 10th highest crime rate of 523 local areas in Southend-on-Sea .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Roots Hall Drive (SS2 6HL) in the last 12 months was 729.4 per 1,000 residents and was 483.6% higher than the Prittlewell average (125.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 277 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 62 (≈ 121.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 55.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Roots Hall Drive (SS2 6HL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 316 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.

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Crime Over Time in Roots Hall Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/55)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gainsborough Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colchester Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Salisbury Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chelmsford Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Chelmsford Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chelmsford Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chelmsford Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chelmsford Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson West Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gainsborough Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colchester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Harcourt Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Harcourt Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harcourt Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Shakespeare Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station 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 Gainsborough Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gainsborough Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gainsborough Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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