Postcode district · Benfleet
Crime in SS7
How much crime is recorded in SS7, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Castle Point
- Region
- East of England
- Population
- 53,691 (2024)
SS7Postcode district · Benfleet
How safe is SS7
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in SS7, 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
20.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
36
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).
SS7National
Violence and sexual offences15.623.6
Burglary6.09.1
Shoplifting4.58.4
Anti-social behaviour3.710.7
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Other theft2.44.5
Public order2.24.6
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Drugs1.42.4
Other crime0.91.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Robbery0.71.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% 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.