Crime Rates at Roots Hall Drive, Southend-on-sea, SS2 6HL

Roots Hall Drive area has the highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Prittlewell , and the 11th highest crime rate of 530 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 643.1 per 1,000 residents and was 403.0% higher than the Prittlewell average (127.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 216 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 62 (≈ 121.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 24.9% 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 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.