Total Crime Rate

47.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 47.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • 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
  • 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

Undercliff Gardens area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Leigh , and the 223rd lowest crime rate of 530 local areas in Southend-on-Sea .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Undercliff Gardens (SS9 1EA) in the last 12 months was 47.2 per 1,000 residents and was 16.5% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 21.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -54.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Undercliff Gardens (SS9 1EA), 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 Undercliff Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leigh Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leigh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Carlton Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kent View Avenue —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Leigh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Leigh Road Under investigation
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
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Data Sources

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