Postcode · Southend-on-Sea
Crime in SS2 6LZ
How much crime is recorded in SS2 6LZ, 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)
How safe is SS2 6LZ
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 6LZ 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
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 6LZNational
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
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.