Postcode · Westcliff-on-Sea
Crime in SS0 7DX
How much crime is recorded in SS0 7DX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Victoria
- Council
- Southend-on-Sea
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,748 (2024)
SS0 7DXWestcliff-on-Sea
How safe is SS0 7DX
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 48.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SS0 7DX 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
48.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
80
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 7DXNational
Violence and sexual offences37.323.6
Burglary12.79.1
Anti-social behaviour6.610.7
Drugs5.82.4
Criminal damage and arson5.64.7
Public order5.14.6
Other theft4.94.5
Vehicle crime4.13.5
Other crime2.51.5
Robbery1.41.4
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Theft from the person0.92.1
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Shoplifting0.28.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 9% 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.