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Crime in SS2 6RL

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

Neighbourhood
Eastwood
Council
Southend-on-Sea
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,780 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SS2 6RL

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 28.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SS2 6RL area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
28.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
44
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 6RLNational
Violence and sexual offences21.623.6
Burglary8.69.1
Public order5.24.6
Vehicle crime3.63.5
Anti-social behaviour3.410.7
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Other theft2.64.5
Drugs1.52.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Other crime0.21.5
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 36% 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.

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