Crime Rates at Earls Hall Avenue, Southend-on-sea, SS2 6NU

Earls Hall Avenue area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Prittlewell , and the 249th lowest crime rate of 523 local areas in Southend-on-Sea .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Earls Hall Avenue (SS2 6NU) in the last 12 months was 58.1 per 1,000 residents and was 53.5% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 38.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 48.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Earls Hall Avenue (SS2 6NU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Highfield Grove, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cleveland Drive (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.