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Postcode sector · Southend-on-Sea

Crime in SS2 4

How much crime is recorded in SS2 4, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Southend-on-Sea
Region
East of England
Population
22,215 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SS2 4

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 42.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in SS2 4, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
42.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
77
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).

SS2 4National
Violence and sexual offences33.923.6
Anti-social behaviour10.010.7
Burglary8.19.1
Other theft6.14.5
Shoplifting5.98.4
Criminal damage and arson5.24.7
Vehicle crime4.53.5
Public order4.14.6
Drugs3.02.4
Other crime1.41.5
Robbery1.01.4
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Theft from the person0.22.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 14% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
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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