Crime Rates at Rayleigh Drive, Leigh-on-sea, SS9 4JE

Rayleigh Drive area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Belfairs , and the 142nd lowest crime rate of 530 local areas in Southend-on-Sea .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rayleigh Drive (SS9 4JE) in the last 12 months was 30.5 per 1,000 residents and was 26.2% lower than the Belfairs average (41.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rayleigh Drive (SS9 4JE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tudor Gardens, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shannon Close (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.