Total Crime Rate

19.5 per 1,000 2/10 · 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 19.5 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.9 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Rectory Grove area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Leigh , and the 91st 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 Rectory Grove (SS9 2HW) in the last 12 months was 19.5 per 1,000 residents and was 65.5% lower than the Leigh average (56.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rectory Grove (SS9 2HW), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rectory Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Rectory Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broadway West Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Alley Dock Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Church Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Church Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Church Hill Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Church Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Grange Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fairleigh Drive —
Sep 2025Other crime Marine Avenue Further investigation is not in the public interest
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Data Sources

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