Postcode · Southend-on-Sea
Crime in SS3 8UA
How much crime is recorded in SS3 8UA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- West Shoebury
- Council
- Southend-on-Sea
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,294 (2024)
How safe is SS3 8UA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SS3 8UA area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
15.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
27
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 8UANational
Violence and sexual offences13.123.6
Anti-social behaviour5.110.7
Drugs2.22.4
Burglary2.09.1
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Other theft1.44.5
Other crime1.31.5
Public order1.24.6
Criminal damage and arson0.64.7
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 21% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.