Postcode · Westcliff-on-Sea
Crime in SS0 9SU
How much crime is recorded in SS0 9SU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Westborough
- Council
- Southend-on-Sea
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,498 (2024)
How safe is SS0 9SU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SS0 9SU area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
18.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
30
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 9SUNational
Violence and sexual offences16.923.6
Anti-social behaviour4.610.7
Other theft2.64.5
Public order1.54.6
Criminal damage and arson1.44.7
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Shoplifting0.58.4
Drugs0.52.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Burglary0.49.1
Other crime0.11.5
Robbery0.01.4
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 49% 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.