Postcode · Westcliff-on-Sea
Crime in SS0 8LG
How much crime is recorded in SS0 8LG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Chalkwell
- Council
- Southend-on-Sea
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,731 (2024)
SS0 8LGWestcliff-on-Sea
How safe is SS0 8LG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SS0 8LG area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
22.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
40
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 8LGNational
Violence and sexual offences14.023.6
Anti-social behaviour7.310.7
Vehicle crime6.23.5
Burglary4.89.1
Other theft3.14.5
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Drugs1.92.4
Public order1.24.6
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Other crime0.81.5
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Robbery0.21.4
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 9% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.