Total Crime Rate
135.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Marine Close area has the highest crime rate of 30 local areas in West Leigh , and the 123rd highest crime rate of 530 local areas in Southend-on-Sea .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Marine Close (SS9 2RD) in the last 12 months was 135.1 per 1,000 residents and was 278.5% higher than the West Leigh average (35.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -72.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 31.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Marine Close (SS9 2RD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tattersall Gardens, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cottesmore Gardens (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In West Leigh| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Thames Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Tattersall Gardens | Under investigation |
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