Postcode · Westcliff-on-Sea
Crime in SS0 7FF
How much crime is recorded in SS0 7FF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Southend Central
- Council
- Southend-on-Sea
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,783 (2024)
SS0 7FFWestcliff-on-Sea
How safe is SS0 7FF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 44.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SS0 7FF 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
44.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
76
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 7FFNational
Violence and sexual offences37.123.6
Anti-social behaviour14.110.7
Criminal damage and arson6.24.7
Drugs4.32.4
Burglary3.99.1
Vehicle crime3.63.5
Other theft3.24.5
Public order2.14.6
Possession of weapons1.90.9
Theft from the person1.12.1
Other crime1.01.5
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 28% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.