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Crime in SS2 6QR

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

Neighbourhood
Eastwood
Council
Southend-on-Sea
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,484 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SS2 6QR

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 73.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SS2 6QR 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
73.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
108
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 6QRNational
Violence and sexual offences65.323.6
Burglary15.49.1
Public order8.14.6
Anti-social behaviour7.310.7
Other theft6.94.5
Criminal damage and arson4.44.7
Drugs3.02.4
Shoplifting2.38.4
Other crime2.11.5
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Robbery0.61.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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40
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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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