Total Crime Rate

119.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 119.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.5 7/10
  • Shoplifting 25.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.5 9/10
  • Burglary 6.3 6/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 3rd highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Eastwood Park , and the 144th 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 Leighfields Road (SS9 5NS) in the last 12 months was 119.1 per 1,000 residents and was 177.2% higher than the Eastwood Park average (43.0 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 Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 37.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leighfields Road (SS9 5NS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brunel Road, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stephenson Road (7 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 2025Other theft Flamboro Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Leighfields Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Macmurdo Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Macmurdo Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bellhouse Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Macmurdo Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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