Crime Rates at Leamington Road, Southend-on-sea, SS1 2SN

Leamington Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Kursaal , and the 176th 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 Leamington Road (SS1 2SN) in the last 12 months was 37.0 per 1,000 residents and was 83.5% lower than the Kursaal average (224.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 13.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leamington Road (SS1 2SN), the main crime hotspot is near Old Southend Road. Police recorded 156 crimes here, including 112 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.