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Postcode sector · Southend-on-Sea

Crime in SS2 5

How much crime is recorded in SS2 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Southend-on-Sea
Region
East of England
Population
18,914 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SS2 5

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 61.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in SS2 5, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
61.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
130
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 5National
Violence and sexual offences52.923.6
Shoplifting16.28.4
Anti-social behaviour14.110.7
Public order9.74.6
Criminal damage and arson9.54.7
Other theft8.24.5
Burglary7.89.1
Drugs7.32.4
Vehicle crime3.83.5
Other crime2.71.5
Robbery2.01.4
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Theft from the person0.52.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 11% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
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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