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Postcode sector · Southend-on-Sea

Crime in SS2 6

How much crime is recorded in SS2 6, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Southend-on-Sea
Region
East of England
Population
31,517 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SS2 6

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 53.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in SS2 6, 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
53.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
104
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 6National
Violence and sexual offences44.423.6
Shoplifting11.58.4
Anti-social behaviour10.610.7
Burglary9.59.1
Public order8.14.6
Criminal damage and arson7.64.7
Drugs5.82.4
Other theft5.34.5
Vehicle crime4.33.5
Other crime1.91.5
Bicycle theft1.61.0
Robbery1.51.4
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Theft from the person0.82.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 18% 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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