Total Crime Rate

20.4 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

4.1 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 20.4 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 4.1 1/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.1 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hadleigh Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in West Leigh , and the 75th 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 Hadleigh Road (SS9 2LT) in the last 12 months was 20.4 per 1,000 residents and was 42.8% lower than the West Leigh average (35.7 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hadleigh Road (SS9 2LT), the main crime hotspot is near A13. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hadleigh Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Belton Way East Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belton Way East Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Belton Way East Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hadleigh Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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