Total Crime Rate

7.3 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

0.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 7.3 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Fernleigh Drive area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Chalkwell , and the 16th lowest crime rate of 523 local areas in Southend-on-Sea .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fernleigh Drive (SS9 1LG) in the last 12 months was 7.3 per 1,000 residents and was 95.1% lower than the Chalkwell average (149.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

In the area around Fernleigh Drive (SS9 1LG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Darlinghurst Grove, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Leigh Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Fernleigh Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodcote Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Carlton Drive Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Darlinghurst Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Darlinghurst Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Darlinghurst Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Darlinghurst Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nelson Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nelson Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Dundonald Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillside Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Beach Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Sandleigh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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