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Postcode sector · Southend-on-Sea

Crime in SS1 2

How much crime is recorded in SS1 2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Southend-on-Sea
Region
East of England
Population
26,123 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SS1 2

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 95.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in SS1 2, 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
95.0
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 2National
Violence and sexual offences79.523.6
Anti-social behaviour24.310.7
Shoplifting21.08.4
Drugs14.42.4
Public order14.04.6
Burglary13.19.1
Criminal damage and arson11.94.7
Other theft10.14.5
Vehicle crime6.03.5
Other crime3.31.5
Robbery3.11.4
Possession of weapons2.60.9
Theft from the person2.52.1
Bicycle theft2.21.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 14% 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.

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