Postcode · Westcliff-on-Sea
Crime in SS0 9XH
How much crime is recorded in SS0 9XH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Blenheim Park
- Council
- Southend-on-Sea
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,773 (2024)
How safe is SS0 9XH
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SS0 9XH 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
18.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
31
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 9XHNational
Violence and sexual offences12.123.6
Anti-social behaviour6.010.7
Burglary5.19.1
Vehicle crime4.23.5
Other theft2.44.5
Drugs2.12.4
Criminal damage and arson0.74.7
Public order0.74.6
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Other crime0.61.5
Theft from the person0.22.1
Robbery0.21.4
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.