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Crime in SS3 9PE

How much crime is recorded in SS3 9PE, 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
1,426 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SS3 9PE

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SS3 9PE 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
16.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
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 9PENational
Violence and sexual offences13.723.6
Anti-social behaviour8.610.7
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Burglary3.09.1
Public order2.64.6
Other theft2.54.5
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Drugs0.72.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Robbery0.21.4
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Other crime0.21.5
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 26% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
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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