Postcode · Southend-on-Sea
Crime in SS3 9YL
How much crime is recorded in SS3 9YL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Shoeburyness
- Council
- Southend-on-Sea
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,508 (2024)
SS3 9YLSouthend-on-Sea
How safe is SS3 9YL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 46.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SS3 9YL area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
46.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
82
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 9YLNational
Violence and sexual offences39.623.6
Anti-social behaviour20.510.7
Burglary6.09.1
Other theft5.84.5
Criminal damage and arson5.54.7
Vehicle crime3.33.5
Public order2.74.6
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Other crime0.81.5
Drugs0.42.4
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 47% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.