Total Crime Rate

845.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 845.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 369.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 160.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 69.8 10/10
  • Other theft 56.9 10/10
  • Public order 54.3 10/10
  • Drugs 33.6 10/10
  • Burglary 23.3 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 20.7 10/10
  • Other crime 18.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.8 9/10
  • Robbery 7.8 8/10
  • Theft from the person 7.8 8/10
  • 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

St Leonards Road area has the highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Kursaal , and the 8th highest crime rate of 530 local areas in Southend-on-Sea .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Leonards Road (SS1 2HG) in the last 12 months was 845.0 per 1,000 residents and was 284.3% higher than the Kursaal average (219.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 143 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -7.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 175 (≈ 452.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 142.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Leonards Road (SS1 2HG), the main crime hotspot is near York Road. Police recorded 226 crimes here, including 113 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Leonards Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/108)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Southchurch Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cromer Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marine Parade —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marine Parade —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Marine Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Marine Parade Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marine Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marine Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Queensway Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Queensway Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Heygate Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Southend Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Heygate Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Heygate Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Heygate Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heygate Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heygate Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Portland Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Portland Avenue —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Portland Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portland Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portland Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hastings Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Old Southend Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chancellor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Southend Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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