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Crime in SS1 2YE

How much crime is recorded in SS1 2YE, 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
1,506 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SS1 2YE

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 29.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SS1 2YE 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
29.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
62
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 2YENational
Violence and sexual offences19.123.6
Anti-social behaviour11.710.7
Public order7.54.6
Vehicle crime7.23.5
Drugs3.92.4
Burglary3.79.1
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Other theft3.04.5
Robbery2.01.4
Theft from the person1.52.1
Other crime1.41.5
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 43% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
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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