Crime Rates at Beach Avenue, Leigh-on-sea, SS9 1HW

Beach Avenue area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Chalkwell , and the 131st 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 Beach Avenue (SS9 1HW) in the last 12 months was 28.2 per 1,000 residents and was 80.1% lower than the Chalkwell average (141.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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