Postcode · Benfleet
Crime in SS7 3TY
How much crime is recorded in SS7 3TY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- New Thundersley
- Council
- Castle Point
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,386 (2024)
SS7 3TYBenfleet
How safe is SS7 3TY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SS7 3TY area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
21.8
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 3TYNational
Violence and sexual offences17.323.6
Burglary5.09.1
Public order3.44.6
Anti-social behaviour2.810.7
Vehicle crime2.73.5
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Other theft1.44.5
Drugs0.62.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 13% 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.