Postcode · Southend-on-Sea
Crime in SS2 6PU
How much crime is recorded in SS2 6PU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Eastwood
- Council
- Southend-on-Sea
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,197 (2024)
How safe is SS2 6PU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SS2 6PU area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
15.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
40
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 6PUNational
Violence and sexual offences11.123.6
Anti-social behaviour9.210.7
Shoplifting5.28.4
Burglary4.59.1
Criminal damage and arson4.14.7
Other theft2.94.5
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Public order2.34.6
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Drugs0.72.4
Other crime0.11.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 29% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.