Postcode · Southend-on-Sea
Crime in SS2 4GW
How much crime is recorded in SS2 4GW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Southchurch
- Council
- Southend-on-Sea
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,443 (2024)
SS2 4GWSouthend-on-Sea
How safe is SS2 4GW
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 53.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SS2 4GW area, well 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
53.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
85
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).
SS2 4GWNational
Violence and sexual offences41.523.6
Burglary13.39.1
Anti-social behaviour7.710.7
Other theft7.24.5
Drugs5.82.4
Vehicle crime5.73.5
Criminal damage and arson5.34.7
Public order3.44.6
Possession of weapons1.50.9
Other crime0.91.5
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Robbery0.61.4
Shoplifting0.38.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 6% 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.