Postcode · Southend-on-Sea
Crime in SS1 2TB
How much crime is recorded in SS1 2TB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Thorpe Bay
- Council
- Southend-on-Sea
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,678 (2024)
How safe is SS1 2TB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 30.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SS1 2TB area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
30.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
51
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).
SS1 2TBNational
Violence and sexual offences19.823.6
Anti-social behaviour10.710.7
Burglary8.99.1
Vehicle crime6.93.5
Public order2.44.6
Shoplifting2.38.4
Criminal damage and arson2.04.7
Drugs1.42.4
Other crime1.31.5
Other theft0.74.5
Robbery0.51.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 11% 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.