Total Crime Rate

150.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 150.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 53.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.8 9/10
  • Other theft 10.8 8/10
  • Drugs 8.1 8/10
  • Robbery 5.4 7/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · 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 32 local areas in Chalkwell , and the 106th highest crime rate of 523 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 150.9 per 1,000 residents and was 1.1% higher than the Chalkwell average (149.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 53.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Leas (SS0 8JB), the main crime hotspot is near Cobham Road. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 11 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 (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cobham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Britannia Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grosvenor Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Grosvenor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crowstone Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Crowstone Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Crosby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Second Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Britannia Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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