Crime Rates at Oakleigh Park Drive, Leigh-on-sea, SS9 1RT

Oakleigh Park Drive area has the lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Leigh , and the 30th 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 Oakleigh Park Drive (SS9 1RT) in the last 12 months was 11.4 per 1,000 residents and was 82.2% lower than the Leigh average (63.9 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 Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -93.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oakleigh Park Drive (SS9 1RT), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.