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Crime in SS7 2SA
How much crime is recorded in SS7 2SA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hadleigh South
- Council
- Castle Point
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,508 (2024)
How safe is SS7 2SA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 28.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SS7 2SA area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
28.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
53
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 2SANational
Violence and sexual offences24.423.6
Criminal damage and arson6.74.7
Public order6.04.6
Anti-social behaviour5.010.7
Burglary4.79.1
Other theft2.84.5
Other crime2.51.5
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Drugs1.52.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 33% 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.