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Postcode sector · Southend-on-Sea

Crime in SS3 8

How much crime is recorded in SS3 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Southend-on-Sea
Region
East of England
Population
9,141 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SS3 8

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 58.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in SS3 8, well above 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
58.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
109
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).

SS3 8National
Violence and sexual offences51.623.6
Public order11.34.6
Criminal damage and arson11.14.7
Drugs9.62.4
Anti-social behaviour9.210.7
Burglary7.49.1
Shoplifting4.38.4
Other theft3.64.5
Other crime2.81.5
Robbery2.01.4
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Possession of weapons1.50.9
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Theft from the person0.62.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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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