Postcode · Southend-on-Sea
Crime in SS2 6QS
How much crime is recorded in SS2 6QS, 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)
How safe is SS2 6QS
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 6QS 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
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 6QSNational
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
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.