Crime Rate in Leigh, ward

Leigh has the 5th lowest crime rate of 17 wards in Southend-on-Sea district and the 3156th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 460th highest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Leigh in the last 12 months was 56.6 per 1,000 residents and was 47.8% lower than the Southend-on-Sea district average (108.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Leigh’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 240 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -32.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 288 (≈ 29.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Leigh ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 63 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.