Postcode · Benfleet
Crime in SS7 5UA
How much crime is recorded in SS7 5UA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Benfleet Appleton
- Council
- Castle Point
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,030 (2024)
SS7 5UABenfleet
How safe is SS7 5UA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SS7 5UA area, below 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
25.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
47
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 5UANational
Violence and sexual offences20.323.6
Criminal damage and arson6.14.7
Other theft4.74.5
Anti-social behaviour4.310.7
Vehicle crime2.63.5
Public order1.94.6
Burglary1.89.1
Drugs1.82.4
Shoplifting1.78.4
Other crime1.41.5
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Robbery0.51.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 29% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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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.