Postcode · Southend-on-Sea
Crime in SS3 9BZ
How much crime is recorded in SS3 9BZ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Shoeburyness
- Council
- Southend-on-Sea
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,910 (2024)
SS3 9BZSouthend-on-Sea
How safe is SS3 9BZ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 40.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SS3 9BZ area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
40.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
72
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 9BZNational
Violence and sexual offences30.123.6
Burglary13.89.1
Anti-social behaviour10.110.7
Other theft5.54.5
Criminal damage and arson4.74.7
Vehicle crime4.53.5
Shoplifting4.38.4
Public order2.64.6
Drugs2.62.4
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Other crime1.11.5
Robbery1.01.4
Theft from the person0.62.1
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 8% 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.