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Postcode sector · Westcliff-on-Sea

Crime in SS0 8

How much crime is recorded in SS0 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Southend-on-Sea
Region
East of England
Population
14,430 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SS0 8

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 62.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in SS0 8, 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
62.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
129
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 8National
Violence and sexual offences51.723.6
Shoplifting20.38.4
Anti-social behaviour12.310.7
Public order9.74.6
Criminal damage and arson9.44.7
Drugs8.72.4
Burglary7.69.1
Other theft6.14.5
Vehicle crime5.13.5
Other crime2.51.5
Possession of weapons1.60.9
Robbery1.41.4
Bicycle theft1.41.0
Theft from the person0.82.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 12% 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.

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