PropertyEngine Logo
Postcode sector · Southend-on-Sea

Crime in SS1 1

How much crime is recorded in SS1 1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Southend-on-Sea
Region
East of England
Population
16,520 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SS1 1

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 94.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in SS1 1, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
10/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
94.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
196
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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).

SS1 1National
Violence and sexual offences79.123.6
Anti-social behaviour23.110.7
Shoplifting19.38.4
Drugs15.72.4
Burglary14.89.1
Public order14.64.6
Criminal damage and arson12.04.7
Other theft9.44.5
Vehicle crime5.73.5
Bicycle theft3.21.0
Other crime3.01.5
Possession of weapons2.90.9
Theft from the person2.82.1
Robbery2.71.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 19% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
50
100
150
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

Explore

Look up another area

Postcodes in this sector

Show all 130 postcodes