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Crime in SS9 5

How much crime is recorded in SS9 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Southend-on-Sea
Region
East of England
Population
20,496 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SS9 5

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 33.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in SS9 5, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
33.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
62
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 5National
Violence and sexual offences30.023.6
Public order6.64.6
Criminal damage and arson5.54.7
Drugs5.52.4
Burglary4.89.1
Anti-social behaviour4.410.7
Other theft3.64.5
Other crime1.61.5
Shoplifting1.48.4
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Robbery1.01.4
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
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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