Postcode · Southend-on-Sea
Crime in SS2 5HY
How much crime is recorded in SS2 5HY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Kursaal
- Council
- Southend-on-Sea
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,279 (2024)
How safe is SS2 5HY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 69.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SS2 5HY area, more than double 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
69.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
157
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 5HYNational
Violence and sexual offences54.823.6
Shoplifting26.88.4
Anti-social behaviour19.410.7
Burglary13.89.1
Other theft11.74.5
Public order9.84.6
Criminal damage and arson9.84.7
Drugs5.72.4
Vehicle crime5.63.5
Robbery3.01.4
Other crime2.41.5
Bicycle theft1.61.0
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Theft from the person0.62.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 38% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.