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Postcode sector · Westcliff-on-Sea

Crime in SS0 0

How much crime is recorded in SS0 0, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Southend-on-Sea
Region
East of England
Population
24,153 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SS0 0

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 32.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in SS0 0, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
32.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
58
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).

SS0 0National
Violence and sexual offences25.023.6
Burglary11.09.1
Shoplifting9.98.4
Anti-social behaviour5.010.7
Vehicle crime4.03.5
Public order3.84.6
Criminal damage and arson3.84.7
Other theft3.64.5
Drugs2.12.4
Other crime1.21.5
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Robbery0.61.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 14% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
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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