Postcode · Benfleet
Crime in SS7 5NA
How much crime is recorded in SS7 5NA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- South Benfleet
- Council
- Castle Point
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,614 (2024)
How safe is SS7 5NA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 31.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SS7 5NA area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
31.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
42
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 5NANational
Violence and sexual offences27.423.6
Burglary6.89.1
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Anti-social behaviour2.910.7
Other theft1.74.5
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Shoplifting1.08.4
Other crime1.01.5
Public order0.64.6
Drugs0.22.4
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 20% 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.