Total Crime Rate

13.4 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 13.4 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.4 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
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

Fairleigh Drive area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Leigh , and the 49th lowest crime rate of 530 local areas in Southend-on-Sea .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fairleigh Drive (SS9 2HY) in the last 12 months was 13.4 per 1,000 residents and was 76.3% lower than the Leigh average (56.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fairleigh Drive (SS9 2HY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rectory Grove (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Fairleigh Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Lymington Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broadway West Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Marine Avenue Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Public order Grange Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Rectory Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fairleigh Drive —
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Data Sources

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