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Crime in SS0 8PA

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

Neighbourhood
Chalkwell
Council
Southend-on-Sea
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,610 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SS0 8PA

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 13.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SS0 8PA area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
13.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
23
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 8PANational
Violence and sexual offences9.723.6
Vehicle crime2.73.5
Other theft2.64.5
Burglary2.09.1
Shoplifting1.88.4
Criminal damage and arson1.54.7
Public order1.24.6
Anti-social behaviour0.910.7
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Other crime0.51.5
Drugs0.52.4
Robbery0.31.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Theft from the person0.02.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 58% 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.

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