Crime Rates at The Leas, Westcliff-on-sea, SS0 7SU

The Leas area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Milton , and the 159th highest crime rate of 523 local areas in Southend-on-Sea .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Leas (SS0 7SU) in the last 12 months was 118.6 per 1,000 residents and was 61.0% lower than the Milton average (304.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 76.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Leas (SS0 7SU), the main crime hotspot is near Ailsa Road. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.