Total Crime Rate

16.8 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 16.8 2/10
  • Violent crimes 13.4 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 2/10
  • 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
  • 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

Fairleigh Drive area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Leigh , and the 51st 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 Fairleigh Drive (SS9 2HY) in the last 12 months was 16.8 per 1,000 residents and was 73.7% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fairleigh Drive (SS9 2HY), 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 Fairleigh Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Burglary Southsea Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Laurel Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Laurel Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Grange Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grange Road —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Laurel Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairleigh Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Laurel Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Laurel Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rectory Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hampton Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broadway West Under investigation
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Data Sources

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