Postcode · Southend-on-Sea
Crime in SS2 6XJ
How much crime is recorded in SS2 6XJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Eastwood
- Council
- Southend-on-Sea
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,457 (2024)
How safe is SS2 6XJ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 31.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SS2 6XJ 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
31.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
52
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 6XJNational
Violence and sexual offences20.123.6
Vehicle crime7.93.5
Anti-social behaviour4.810.7
Public order4.74.6
Criminal damage and arson4.54.7
Burglary4.39.1
Drugs2.22.4
Other theft2.14.5
Robbery1.61.4
Shoplifting1.18.4
Other crime1.01.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 18% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.