Postcode · Southend-on-Sea
Crime in SS3 9QQ
How much crime is recorded in SS3 9QQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Shoeburyness
- Council
- Southend-on-Sea
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,499 (2024)
How safe is SS3 9QQ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SS3 9QQ area, 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
23.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
61
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 9QQNational
Shoplifting16.28.4
Violence and sexual offences14.923.6
Anti-social behaviour13.610.7
Burglary6.19.1
Vehicle crime6.13.5
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Public order2.54.6
Other theft1.44.5
Drugs0.82.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Theft from the person0.22.1
Other crime0.01.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 73% 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.