Postcode · Benfleet
Crime in SS7 3ET
How much crime is recorded in SS7 3ET, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Benfleet North
- Council
- Castle Point
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,691 (2024)
SS7 3ETBenfleet
How safe is SS7 3ET
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SS7 3ET 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
15.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
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 3ETNational
Violence and sexual offences9.323.6
Criminal damage and arson4.74.7
Other theft4.14.5
Anti-social behaviour4.010.7
Vehicle crime3.53.5
Burglary2.39.1
Public order1.84.6
Possession of weapons1.60.9
Shoplifting0.88.4
Other crime0.71.5
Robbery0.51.4
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 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.