Total Crime Rate

109.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 109.9 8/10
  • Shoplifting 60.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.0 5/10
  • Public order 11.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.5 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.5 8/10
  • Robbery 5.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 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
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Elmsleigh Drive area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Belfairs , and the 160th highest crime rate of 530 local areas in Southend-on-Sea .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Elmsleigh Drive (SS9 3DW) in the last 12 months was 109.9 per 1,000 residents and was 166.1% higher than the Belfairs average (41.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -26.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 44.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elmsleigh Drive (SS9 3DW), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Elmsleigh Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cranleigh Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Elm Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dawlish Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Queen'S Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Clement'S Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ellenbrook Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kingswood Chase —
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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