Crime in SS1 2RT
How much crime is recorded in SS1 2RT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Kursaal
- Council
- Southend-on-Sea
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,932 (2024)
SS1 2RTSouthend-on-Sea
How safe is SS1 2RT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 97.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SS1 2RT area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
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).
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 36% since 2022.
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.