Crime in SS99
How much crime is recorded in SS99, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Southend-on-Sea
- Region
- East of England
- Population
- 9,162 (2024)
SS99Postcode district · Southend-on-Sea
How safe is SS99
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 84.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in SS99, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
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).
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% since 2022.
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.