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Crime in SS7 3FN
How much crime is recorded in SS7 3FN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- New Thundersley
- Council
- Castle Point
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,601 (2024)
SS7 3FNBenfleet
How safe is SS7 3FN
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SS7 3FN 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
16.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
31
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 3FNNational
Burglary15.19.1
Violence and sexual offences10.623.6
Other theft3.34.5
Public order2.84.6
Anti-social behaviour2.610.7
Drugs2.42.4
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Other crime1.11.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Shoplifting0.38.4
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 28% 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.