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Postcode sector · Southend-on-Sea

Crime in SS99 9

How much crime is recorded in SS99 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Southend-on-Sea
Region
East of England
Population
6,905 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SS99 9

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 103.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in SS99 9, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
10/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
103.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
196
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).

SS99 9National
Violence and sexual offences87.723.6
Criminal damage and arson18.84.7
Drugs17.52.4
Anti-social behaviour17.210.7
Public order16.94.6
Burglary12.69.1
Other theft8.94.5
Shoplifting6.68.4
Vehicle crime5.43.5
Other crime4.91.5
Robbery4.71.4
Possession of weapons2.80.9
Bicycle theft2.01.0
Theft from the person1.52.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
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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