Total Crime Rate

106.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 106.1 8/10
  • Shoplifting 44.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.7 3/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Theft from the person 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 33 local areas in Chalkwell , and the 166th 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 1BZ) in the last 12 months was 106.1 per 1,000 residents and was 25.0% lower than the Chalkwell average (141.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 30.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leigh Road (SS9 1BZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nelson Drive (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Leigh Road area

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

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