Total Crime Rate

53.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 53.7 5/10
  • Violent crimes 23.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

London Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in West Leigh , and the 237th 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 London Road (SS9 2UH) in the last 12 months was 53.7 per 1,000 residents and was 50.5% higher than the West Leigh average (35.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 23.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 110.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around London Road (SS9 2UH), the main crime hotspot is near Eaton Road. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in London Road area

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

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