Postcode · Benfleet
Crime in SS7 4FB
How much crime is recorded in SS7 4FB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Benfleet North
- Council
- Castle Point
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,753 (2024)
SS7 4FBBenfleet
How safe is SS7 4FB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SS7 4FB 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
18.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
60
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 4FBNational
Violence and sexual offences14.423.6
Shoplifting13.38.4
Anti-social behaviour9.510.7
Other theft5.44.5
Burglary5.19.1
Criminal damage and arson3.94.7
Public order3.94.6
Drugs2.52.4
Robbery1.41.4
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Other crime1.31.5
Theft from the person1.12.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 20% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.