Total Crime Rate

96.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 96.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 57.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.7 7/10
  • Other theft 17.6 9/10
  • Public order 17.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.4 7/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rockleigh Avenue area has the 13th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Chalkwell , and the 191st highest crime rate of 523 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 Rockleigh Avenue (SS9 1LA) in the last 12 months was 96.9 per 1,000 residents and was 35.1% lower than the Chalkwell average (149.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 57.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rockleigh Avenue (SS9 1LA), the main crime hotspot is near Leigh Road. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rockleigh Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Beach Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Leigh Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Sandleigh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Leigh Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodcote Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Leigh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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