Prittlewell
Middle areaWest Southend-on-Sea. 11,231 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.5 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Prittlewell live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Prittlewell
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Prittlewell at a rate of 109.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 114.8 per 1,000 people across Southend-on-Sea.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 485 |
| Other crime | 208 |
| Shoplifting | 196 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 89 |
| Vehicle crime | 81 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 78 |
| Burglary | 40 |
| Drug offences | 37 |
| Robbery | 8 |
| Theft from the person | 6 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Prittlewell compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Prittlewell safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Prittlewell at a rate of 109.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 114.8 per 1,000 people across Southend-on-Sea.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 119 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Prittlewell.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (485), other crime (208) and shoplifting (196).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Southend-on-Sea
These figures are published for the whole of Southend-on-Sea, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Southend-on-Sea and not Prittlewell alone. See Southend-on-Sea
Prittlewell in brief
The median price paid for a home in Prittlewell was £366,250 in 2025.
Prittlewell had 10,687 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Prittlewell live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Prittlewell, 99.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.