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Crime in SS7 2JG
How much crime is recorded in SS7 2JG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hadleigh North
- Council
- Castle Point
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,534 (2024)
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How safe is SS7 2JG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SS7 2JG area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
17.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
28
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 2JGNational
Violence and sexual offences13.523.6
Anti-social behaviour4.210.7
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Burglary2.79.1
Criminal damage and arson1.64.7
Other theft1.54.5
Public order1.24.6
Drugs1.12.4
Other crime0.51.5
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Shoplifting0.28.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 21% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.