Postcode · Westcliff-on-Sea
Crime in SS0 7RN
How much crime is recorded in SS0 7RN, 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
- 1,749 (2024)
How safe is SS0 7RN
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 80.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SS0 7RN area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
80.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
155
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 7RNNational
Violence and sexual offences66.323.6
Anti-social behaviour23.110.7
Drugs14.02.4
Public order10.94.6
Burglary10.39.1
Other theft9.64.5
Criminal damage and arson8.24.7
Vehicle crime4.73.5
Bicycle theft3.11.0
Robbery2.71.4
Possession of weapons2.70.9
Other crime2.31.5
Theft from the person1.92.1
Shoplifting1.68.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.