Postcode district · Southend-on-Sea
Crime in SS3
How much crime is recorded in SS3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Southend-on-Sea
- Region
- East of England
- Population
- 33,756 (2024)
SS3Postcode district · Southend-on-Sea
How safe is SS3
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 40.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in SS3, 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
40.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
73
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).
SS3National
Violence and sexual offences33.823.6
Anti-social behaviour8.810.7
Burglary6.89.1
Shoplifting6.78.4
Criminal damage and arson5.94.7
Public order5.44.6
Other theft3.84.5
Drugs3.72.4
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Other crime1.61.5
Robbery1.31.4
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Theft from the person0.42.1
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.