Postcode · Westcliff-on-Sea
Crime in SS0 9PE
How much crime is recorded in SS0 9PE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Westborough
- Council
- Southend-on-Sea
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,655 (2024)
SS0 9PEWestcliff-on-Sea
How safe is SS0 9PE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 43.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SS0 9PE area, 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
43.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
149
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 9PENational
Shoplifting80.78.4
Violence and sexual offences31.723.6
Burglary9.59.1
Vehicle crime6.83.5
Criminal damage and arson5.94.7
Anti-social behaviour5.110.7
Public order4.14.6
Other theft3.94.5
Bicycle theft2.51.0
Other crime2.01.5
Robbery1.41.4
Drugs0.92.4
Theft from the person0.62.1
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 8% 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.