Postcode · Westcliff-on-Sea
Crime in SS0 0DW
How much crime is recorded in SS0 0DW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Prittlewell
- Council
- Southend-on-Sea
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,734 (2024)
How safe is SS0 0DW
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SS0 0DW area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
15.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
23
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 0DWNational
Burglary10.39.1
Vehicle crime6.23.5
Violence and sexual offences5.723.6
Other theft1.94.5
Anti-social behaviour1.410.7
Other crime1.41.5
Criminal damage and arson1.34.7
Public order1.04.6
Drugs0.92.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 25% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.