Total Crime Rate

45.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 45.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.4 9/10
  • Other crime 7.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Leighfields Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Eastwood Park , and the 212th lowest crime rate of 530 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 Leighfields Road (SS9 5NR) in the last 12 months was 45.3 per 1,000 residents and was 5.4% higher than the Eastwood Park average (43.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leighfields Road (SS9 5NR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brunel Road, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rodings Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Leighfields Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Macmurdo Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Public order Macmurdo Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bellhouse Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Leighfields Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Flamboro Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Macmurdo Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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