Postcode · Westcliff-on-Sea
Crime in SS0 0BY
How much crime is recorded in SS0 0BY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Blenheim Park
- Council
- Southend-on-Sea
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,283 (2024)
How safe is SS0 0BY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 32.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SS0 0BY area, 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
32.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
58
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
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 0BYNational
Violence and sexual offences22.423.6
Anti-social behaviour9.110.7
Vehicle crime7.43.5
Burglary7.19.1
Drugs4.02.4
Other theft3.94.5
Criminal damage and arson3.94.7
Public order2.34.6
Other crime1.51.5
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 7% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.