Total Crime Rate

29.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

10.7 per 1,000 2/10 · 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 29.5 3/10
  • Violent crimes 10.7 2/10
  • Burglary 8.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.0 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • 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

Western Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in West Leigh , and the 138th lowest crime rate of 523 local areas in Southend-on-Sea .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Western Road (SS9 2PL) in the last 12 months was 29.5 per 1,000 residents and was 17.3% lower than the West Leigh average (35.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 10.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Western Road (SS9 2PL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Leigh Gardens, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Barnard Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Western Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leigh Gardens —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Leigh Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Leigh Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnard Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barnard Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Canvey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marine Parade —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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