Postcode · Westcliff-on-Sea
Crime in SS0 9DT
How much crime is recorded in SS0 9DT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Westborough
- Council
- Southend-on-Sea
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,586 (2024)
How safe is SS0 9DT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 5.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SS0 9DT area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 1 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
1/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
5.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
8
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 9DTNational
Violence and sexual offences5.023.6
Burglary0.79.1
Other theft0.64.5
Anti-social behaviour0.610.7
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Criminal damage and arson0.54.7
Public order0.34.6
Drugs0.32.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Other crime0.21.5
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 84% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
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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.