Postcode · Benfleet
Crime in SS7 2ER
How much crime is recorded in SS7 2ER, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hadleigh North
- Council
- Castle Point
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,717 (2024)
SS7 2ERBenfleet
How safe is SS7 2ER
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 14.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SS7 2ER area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
14.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
21
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 2ERNational
Violence and sexual offences9.723.6
Burglary8.99.1
Anti-social behaviour2.310.7
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Other theft1.74.5
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Drugs0.52.4
Other crime0.21.5
Public order0.24.6
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 8% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.