Crime Rates at St Benets Road, Southend-on-sea, SS2 6LF

St Benets Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Prittlewell , and the 152nd 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 St Benets Road (SS2 6LF) in the last 12 months was 114.3 per 1,000 residents and was 10.6% lower than the Prittlewell average (127.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 71.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Benets Road (SS2 6LF), the main crime hotspot is near East Street. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.