Postcode · Westcliff-on-Sea
Crime in SS0 0SU
How much crime is recorded in SS0 0SU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Prittlewell
- Council
- Southend-on-Sea
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,801 (2024)
SS0 0SUWestcliff-on-Sea
How safe is SS0 0SU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 47.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SS0 0SU area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
47.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
72
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 0SUNational
Violence and sexual offences34.623.6
Vehicle crime8.33.5
Burglary8.39.1
Public order6.84.6
Criminal damage and arson6.64.7
Anti-social behaviour4.410.7
Drugs3.42.4
Other theft1.84.5
Possession of weapons1.50.9
Other crime1.11.5
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 11% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.