Total Crime Rate

164.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

107.1 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 164.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 107.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 100.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.3 9/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Regency Green area has the 8th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Prittlewell , and the 93rd highest crime rate of 523 local areas in Southend-on-Sea .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Regency Green (SS2 6LU) in the last 12 months was 164.3 per 1,000 residents and was 31.4% higher than the Prittlewell average (125.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 107.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Regency Green (SS2 6LU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hill Road, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Regency Green area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Mary'S Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Mary'S Road
Apr 2026Drugs Penhurst Avenue Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Penhurst Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson West Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colchester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hospital
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Priory Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edith Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regency Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Regency Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Penhurst Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Priory Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Priory Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft East Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery East Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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