Postcode · Southend-on-Sea
Crime in SS1 3HL
How much crime is recorded in SS1 3HL, 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
- 1,466 (2024)
How safe is SS1 3HL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 36.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SS1 3HL area, 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
36.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
83
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 3HLNational
Anti-social behaviour33.710.7
Violence and sexual offences17.923.6
Vehicle crime14.03.5
Burglary8.29.1
Criminal damage and arson4.44.7
Public order3.74.6
Drugs2.52.4
Other theft2.14.5
Robbery0.91.4
Other crime0.31.5
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.