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Crime in SS2 5GE

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

Neighbourhood
Victoria
Council
Southend-on-Sea
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
2,079 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SS2 5GE

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 59.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SS2 5GE area, 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
59.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
99
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 5GENational
Violence and sexual offences43.923.6
Burglary12.59.1
Anti-social behaviour9.410.7
Criminal damage and arson9.34.7
Vehicle crime7.53.5
Public order5.84.6
Other theft4.34.5
Drugs4.12.4
Other crime3.31.5
Possession of weapons2.30.9
Robbery2.21.4
Bicycle theft1.51.0
Theft from the person0.62.1
Shoplifting0.48.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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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