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Crime in SS1 3LH

How much crime is recorded in SS1 3LH, 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)
Crime

How safe is SS1 3LH

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 3LH 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
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 3LHNational
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
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
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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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