Total Crime Rate

85.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 85.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 66.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.5 9/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Shoplifting 7.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Glendale Gardens area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 28 local areas in West Leigh , and the 217th highest crime rate of 523 local areas in Southend-on-Sea .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Glendale Gardens (SS9 2BE) in the last 12 months was 85.5 per 1,000 residents and was 139.6% higher than the West Leigh average (35.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 220.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 66.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 157.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Glendale Gardens (SS9 2BE), the main crime hotspot is near Grange Road. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 18 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Grange Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Drugs Belton Way East Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairleigh Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Laurel Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Laurel Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Laurel Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Belton Bridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grange Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belton Way East Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Belton Way East Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hadleigh Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Laurel Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Laurel Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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