Crime Rates at Avenue Road, Leigh-on-sea, SS9 1AX

Avenue Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Leigh , and the 254th highest crime rate of 530 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 Avenue Road (SS9 1AX) in the last 12 months was 65.8 per 1,000 residents and was 16.4% higher than the Leigh average (56.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 41.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Avenue Road (SS9 1AX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Maple Avenue, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pall Mall (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.