Total Crime Rate

3.6 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 3.6 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.6 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Lord Roberts Avenue area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Leigh , and the 7th lowest crime rate of 530 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 Lord Roberts Avenue (SS9 1ND) in the last 12 months was 3.6 per 1,000 residents and was 93.6% 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 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lord Roberts Avenue (SS9 1ND), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Maple Avenue, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Marguerite Drive (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lord Roberts Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Carlton Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Nelson Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maple Avenue —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Maple Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leigh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leigh Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Leigh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Leigh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Maple Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nelson Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nelson Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Grange Park Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Maple Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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