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Crime in SS9 2

How much crime is recorded in SS9 2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Southend-on-Sea
Region
East of England
Population
14,672 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SS9 2

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in SS9 2, 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
19.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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).

SS9 2National
Violence and sexual offences14.723.6
Burglary5.69.1
Anti-social behaviour5.310.7
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Public order2.34.6
Other theft1.94.5
Shoplifting1.88.4
Drugs1.42.4
Theft from the person0.92.1
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Robbery0.71.4
Other crime0.61.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 28% 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.

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