Total Crime Rate

169.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

106.6 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 169.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 106.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.8 10/10
  • Other theft 18.8 9/10
  • Public order 18.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.5 8/10
  • Drugs 9.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Mayfield Avenue area has the 7th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Prittlewell , and the 91st 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 Mayfield Avenue (SS2 6NR) in the last 12 months was 169.3 per 1,000 residents and was 35.4% 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 106.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mayfield Avenue (SS2 6NR), the main crime hotspot is near Earls Hall Parade. Police recorded 50 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 (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Hampton Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Parkstone Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hampton Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hobleythick Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hobleythick Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Earls Hall Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Earls Hall Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Earls Hall Parade Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Earls Hall Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bell Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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