Postcode · Benfleet
Crime in SS7 2SQ
How much crime is recorded in SS7 2SQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hadleigh North
- Council
- Castle Point
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,520 (2024)
SS7 2SQBenfleet
How safe is SS7 2SQ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SS7 2SQ area, less than half 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
15.0
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 2SQNational
Violence and sexual offences12.323.6
Burglary4.89.1
Criminal damage and arson4.84.7
Anti-social behaviour3.510.7
Drugs2.02.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Other theft0.84.5
Public order0.74.6
Other crime0.61.5
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 40% 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.