Postcode · Leigh-on-Sea
Crime in SS9 1BP
How much crime is recorded in SS9 1BP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Leigh
- Council
- Southend-on-Sea
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,764 (2024)
SS9 1BPLeigh-on-Sea
How safe is SS9 1BP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SS9 1BP area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
21.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
34
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
SS9 1BPNational
Violence and sexual offences15.923.6
Burglary7.89.1
Other theft3.54.5
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Anti-social behaviour2.710.7
Public order2.74.6
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Drugs0.82.4
Shoplifting0.38.4
Robbery0.11.4
Other crime0.01.5
Theft from the person0.02.1
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 40% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.