Crime Rates at Leigh Road, Leigh-on-sea, SS9 1BX

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 1BX) 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 1BX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Maple Avenue, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Marguerite Drive (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.