Postcode · Leigh-on-Sea
Crime in SS9 1RJ
How much crime is recorded in SS9 1RJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Leigh
- Council
- Southend-on-Sea
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,647 (2024)
How safe is SS9 1RJ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 28.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SS9 1RJ area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
28.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
48
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 1RJNational
Violence and sexual offences23.123.6
Burglary6.09.1
Criminal damage and arson5.54.7
Public order4.44.6
Anti-social behaviour3.910.7
Other theft3.84.5
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Drugs1.22.4
Other crime1.11.5
Robbery0.41.4
Shoplifting0.18.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 9% 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.