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Postcode sector · Southend-on-Sea

Crime in SS1 3

How much crime is recorded in SS1 3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Southend-on-Sea
Region
East of England
Population
18,207 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SS1 3

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 40.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in SS1 3, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
40.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
76
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 3National
Violence and sexual offences33.123.6
Anti-social behaviour8.510.7
Public order6.84.6
Criminal damage and arson6.54.7
Burglary6.19.1
Drugs6.02.4
Vehicle crime4.53.5
Other theft3.54.5
Shoplifting3.38.4
Other crime2.41.5
Robbery1.41.4
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Theft from the person0.92.1
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
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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