Postcode · Westcliff-on-Sea
Crime in SS0 9BN
How much crime is recorded in SS0 9BN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Westborough
- Council
- Southend-on-Sea
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,591 (2024)
SS0 9BNWestcliff-on-Sea
How safe is SS0 9BN
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SS0 9BN area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
26.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
43
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 9BNNational
Violence and sexual offences22.123.6
Anti-social behaviour4.710.7
Vehicle crime3.63.5
Public order3.14.6
Other theft2.84.5
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Other crime1.71.5
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Drugs0.92.4
Burglary0.69.1
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Robbery0.21.4
Shoplifting0.28.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 9% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.