Postcode · Southend-on-Sea
Crime in SS3 0HL
How much crime is recorded in SS3 0HL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Great Wakering & Foulness
- Council
- Rochford
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,216 (2024)
SS3 0HLSouthend-on-Sea
How safe is SS3 0HL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SS3 0HL area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
22.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
40
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 0HLNational
Violence and sexual offences17.523.6
Other theft4.94.5
Burglary4.99.1
Criminal damage and arson4.24.7
Anti-social behaviour3.610.7
Vehicle crime3.33.5
Public order1.74.6
Drugs1.72.4
Other crime1.11.5
Theft from the person0.42.1
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 5% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.