Postcode · Westcliff-on-Sea
Crime in SS0 8BZ
How much crime is recorded in SS0 8BZ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Chalkwell
- Council
- Southend-on-Sea
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,580 (2024)
SS0 8BZWestcliff-on-Sea
How safe is SS0 8BZ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 39.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SS0 8BZ area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
39.7
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 8BZNational
Shoplifting88.98.4
Violence and sexual offences31.723.6
Anti-social behaviour8.910.7
Public order5.14.6
Criminal damage and arson4.54.7
Vehicle crime4.33.5
Burglary3.79.1
Other theft3.04.5
Drugs2.52.4
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Robbery1.31.4
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Other crime0.61.5
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 9% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.