Postcode · Southend-on-Sea
Crime in SS3 9RN
How much crime is recorded in SS3 9RN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Shoeburyness
- Council
- Southend-on-Sea
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,792 (2024)
SS3 9RNSouthend-on-Sea
How safe is SS3 9RN
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 37.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SS3 9RN 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
37.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
58
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 9RNNational
Violence and sexual offences31.523.6
Anti-social behaviour8.910.7
Burglary7.69.1
Criminal damage and arson4.84.7
Public order2.04.6
Other theft2.04.5
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Shoplifting1.38.4
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Other crime0.91.5
Robbery0.61.4
Drugs0.52.4
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 21% 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.