Total Crime Rate

82.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 82.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.0 8/10
  • Other theft 12.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.4 4/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • 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

London Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Leigh , and the 216th 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 London Road (SS9 3NF) in the last 12 months was 82.8 per 1,000 residents and was 46.4% higher than the Leigh average (56.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 57.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 800.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around London Road (SS9 3NF), the main crime hotspot is near Pall Mall. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 20 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 (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Grange Park Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leigh Hall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pall Mall —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pall Mall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Leighton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Manchester Drive —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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