Postcode · Southend-on-Sea
Crime in SS1 3SE
How much crime is recorded in SS1 3SE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Southchurch
- Council
- Southend-on-Sea
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,454 (2024)
SS1 3SESouthend-on-Sea
How safe is SS1 3SE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SS1 3SE 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
23.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
46
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 3SENational
Violence and sexual offences16.423.6
Burglary14.59.1
Other theft6.94.5
Anti-social behaviour4.110.7
Drugs4.02.4
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Other crime2.41.5
Shoplifting2.28.4
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Public order1.04.6
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 29% 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.