Postcode · Westcliff-on-Sea
Crime in SS0 9LX
How much crime is recorded in SS0 9LX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Westborough
- Council
- Southend-on-Sea
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,646 (2024)
SS0 9LXWestcliff-on-Sea
How safe is SS0 9LX
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SS0 9LX 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
25.7
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 9LXNational
Violence and sexual offences20.823.6
Other theft4.44.5
Bicycle theft2.81.0
Anti-social behaviour2.510.7
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Robbery1.71.4
Public order1.64.6
Other crime1.61.5
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Drugs1.32.4
Shoplifting1.08.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 7% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.