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Postcode area · Southend-on-Sea

Crime in SS

How much crime is recorded in SS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Southend-on-Sea
Region
East of England
Population
573,466 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SS

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 33.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in SS, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all council areas.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of council areas in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
33.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
64
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

SSNational
Violence and sexual offences26.523.6
Anti-social behaviour8.210.7
Shoplifting8.08.4
Burglary7.49.1
Criminal damage and arson4.84.7
Public order4.14.6
Other theft4.04.5
Vehicle crime3.53.5
Drugs3.02.4
Other crime1.31.5
Robbery1.01.4
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Theft from the person0.72.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 18% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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