Postcode · Benfleet
Crime in SS7 1LP
How much crime is recorded in SS7 1LP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- South Benfleet
- Council
- Castle Point
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,742 (2024)
How safe is SS7 1LP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 33.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SS7 1LP area, broadly in line with 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
33.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
52
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).
SS7 1LPNational
Violence and sexual offences26.323.6
Anti-social behaviour5.910.7
Burglary4.89.1
Public order4.34.6
Vehicle crime3.83.5
Other theft3.64.5
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Drugs1.22.4
Robbery1.11.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Shoplifting0.48.4
Other crime0.11.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 23% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.