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Postcode sector · Southend-on-Sea

Crime in SS1 9

How much crime is recorded in SS1 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Southend-on-Sea
Region
East of England
Population
4,254 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SS1 9

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 85.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in SS1 9, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
10/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
85.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
175
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 9National
Violence and sexual offences73.823.6
Public order18.84.6
Drugs17.92.4
Criminal damage and arson16.34.7
Burglary13.99.1
Anti-social behaviour13.010.7
Shoplifting8.08.4
Other theft7.64.5
Other crime4.51.5
Vehicle crime3.53.5
Bicycle theft2.71.0
Robbery2.71.4
Possession of weapons1.70.9
Theft from the person0.82.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 24% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
50
100
150
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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