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Postcode sector · Westcliff-on-Sea

Crime in SS0 9

How much crime is recorded in SS0 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Southend-on-Sea
Region
East of England
Population
25,719 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SS0 9

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 47.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in SS0 9, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
47.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
101
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 9National
Violence and sexual offences38.723.6
Shoplifting24.38.4
Anti-social behaviour7.710.7
Burglary7.29.1
Public order7.04.6
Criminal damage and arson6.94.7
Drugs5.42.4
Other theft4.54.5
Vehicle crime4.33.5
Other crime2.21.5
Robbery1.21.4
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Theft from the person0.52.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 9% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
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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