Total Crime Rate

46.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 46.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Leighcroft Gardens area has the 15th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Belfairs , and the 222nd lowest crime rate of 530 local areas in Southend-on-Sea .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Leighcroft Gardens (SS9 4NP) in the last 12 months was 46.9 per 1,000 residents and was 13.5% higher than the Belfairs average (41.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -21.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 37.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leighcroft Gardens (SS9 4NP), the main crime hotspot is near Shannon Close. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Leighcroft Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Briarwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Irvington Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Flemming Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bellhouse Lane Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Briarwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodleigh Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Danescroft Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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