Postcode · Southend-on-Sea
Crime in SS1 2XE
How much crime is recorded in SS1 2XE, 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
- 1,575 (2024)
SS1 2XESouthend-on-Sea
How safe is SS1 2XE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SS1 2XE area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
23.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
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 2XENational
Violence and sexual offences18.223.6
Burglary4.69.1
Vehicle crime3.93.5
Anti-social behaviour3.510.7
Public order2.94.6
Other theft1.24.5
Criminal damage and arson0.74.7
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Drugs0.32.4
Other crime0.11.5
Robbery0.11.4
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 33% 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.