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Crime in SS9 5PU

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

Neighbourhood
Eastwood Park
Council
Southend-on-Sea
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,861 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SS9 5PU

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SS9 5PU 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
25.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
49
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 5PUNational
Violence and sexual offences22.423.6
Public order6.34.6
Drugs3.82.4
Anti-social behaviour3.610.7
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Other theft2.54.5
Shoplifting2.48.4
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Burglary0.89.1
Other crime0.61.5
Robbery0.51.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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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