Total Crime Rate
9.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Leasway area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Chalkwell , and the 23rd lowest crime rate of 523 local areas in Southend-on-Sea .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Leasway (SS0 8PA) in the last 12 months was 9.1 per 1,000 residents and was 93.9% lower than the Chalkwell average (149.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -92.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Leasway (SS0 8PA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chalkwell Avenue, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hall Park Avenue (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Chalkwell| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Meadway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Meadway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Hall Park Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Hall Park Avenue | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Leigh Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Leigh Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Esplanade Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | The Ridgeway | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Kings Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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