Total Crime Rate

40.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 40.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.1 7/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.5 2/10
  • Burglary 5.0 5/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Sandleigh Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Chalkwell , and the 191st 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 Sandleigh Road (SS9 1JX) in the last 12 months was 40.2 per 1,000 residents and was 71.6% lower than the Chalkwell average (141.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -72.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 7.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -72.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandleigh Road (SS9 1JX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Leigh Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sandleigh Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leigh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ensign Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Leigh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenbanks Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Greenbanks Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Leigh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leigh Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Park Side Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fillebrook Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leigh Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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