Total Crime Rate

79.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 79.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.9 5/10
  • Public order 12.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Other theft 8.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.2 6/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Shoplifting 4.2 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Glendale Gardens area has the 13th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Leigh , and the 227th highest crime rate of 530 local areas in Southend-on-Sea .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Glendale Gardens (SS9 2AR) in the last 12 months was 79.5 per 1,000 residents and was 40.6% higher 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 33.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Glendale Gardens (SS9 2AR), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Glendale Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Torquay Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Victoria Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broadway West Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Torquay Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Church Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting East Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Canonsleigh Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Rectory Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dawlish Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Torquay Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Church Hill Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Church Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Church Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Lymington Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Elm Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cranleigh Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fairleigh Drive

Data Sources

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