Postcode · Southend-on-Sea
Crime in SS3 0DA
How much crime is recorded in SS3 0DA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Great Wakering & Foulness
- Council
- Rochford
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,710 (2024)
SS3 0DASouthend-on-Sea
How safe is SS3 0DA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SS3 0DA area, below 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
24.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
51
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).
SS3 0DANational
Violence and sexual offences23.423.6
Anti-social behaviour10.410.7
Other theft6.04.5
Public order4.24.6
Drugs2.32.4
Criminal damage and arson1.24.7
Shoplifting1.28.4
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Other crime0.71.5
Burglary0.79.1
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 9% 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.