Total Crime Rate

80.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 80.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.4 7/10
  • Public order 15.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Theft from the person 5.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Leigh Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Leigh , and the 220th highest crime rate of 530 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 Leigh Road (SS9 1BU) in the last 12 months was 80.8 per 1,000 residents and was 42.9% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 50.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leigh Road (SS9 1BU), the main crime hotspot is near Marguerite Drive. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Leigh Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Carlton Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ensign Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leigh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leigh Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Leigh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Leigh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nelson Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Nelson Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nelson Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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