Total Crime Rate

142.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 142.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.5 6/10
  • Public order 13.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.1 9/10
  • Other theft 8.1 7/10
  • Robbery 8.1 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.4 8/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Leas area has the 6th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Chalkwell , and the 110th highest crime rate of 530 local areas in Southend-on-Sea .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Leas (SS0 8JB) in the last 12 months was 142.9 per 1,000 residents and was 0.9% higher than the Chalkwell average (141.6 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 Drugs with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 64.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Leas (SS0 8JB), the main crime hotspot is near Britannia Gardens. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Leas area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Grosvenor Mews Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Other theft Cobham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grosvenor Road —
Sep 2025Public order Whitefriars Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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