Postcode · Leigh-on-Sea
Crime in SS9 1HL
How much crime is recorded in SS9 1HL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Chalkwell
- Council
- Southend-on-Sea
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,595 (2024)
SS9 1HLLeigh-on-Sea
How safe is SS9 1HL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 13.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SS9 1HL area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
13.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
28
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 1HLNational
Violence and sexual offences9.923.6
Burglary8.69.1
Shoplifting5.08.4
Public order2.54.6
Other theft2.14.5
Anti-social behaviour1.910.7
Criminal damage and arson1.04.7
Robbery0.91.4
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Drugs0.82.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Other crime0.41.5
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 37% 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.