Postcode · Benfleet
Crime in SS7 5EH
How much crime is recorded in SS7 5EH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- South Benfleet
- Council
- Castle Point
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,409 (2024)
SS7 5EHBenfleet
How safe is SS7 5EH
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SS7 5EH 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
16.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
24
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 5EHNational
Violence and sexual offences14.223.6
Burglary6.59.1
Anti-social behaviour2.310.7
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Public order1.14.6
Drugs0.82.4
Other theft0.64.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 26% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
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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.