Total Crime Rate

178.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 178.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.6 10/10
  • Public order 37.6 10/10
  • Other theft 18.8 9/10
  • Drugs 9.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.1 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Mayfield Avenue area has the 7th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Prittlewell , and the 87th 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 Mayfield Avenue (SS2 6NR) in the last 12 months was 178.7 per 1,000 residents and was 39.7% higher 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 122.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mayfield Avenue (SS2 6NR), the main crime hotspot is near Earls Hall Parade. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mayfield Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Earls Hall Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Earls Hall Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Earls Hall Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Parkstone Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hampton Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Keith Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Earls Hall Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Earls Hall Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Earls Hall Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Earls Hall Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Hobleythick Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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