Crime Rates at Woodfield Park Drive, Leigh-on-sea, SS9 1LN

Woodfield Park Drive area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Leigh , and the 110th lowest crime rate of 530 local areas in Southend-on-Sea .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Woodfield Park Drive (SS9 1LN) in the last 12 months was 22.6 per 1,000 residents and was 60.0% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodfield Park Drive (SS9 1LN), the main crime hotspot is near Marguerite Drive. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.