Postcode · Leigh-on-Sea
Crime in SS9 2AF
How much crime is recorded in SS9 2AF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Belfairs
- Council
- Southend-on-Sea
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,349 (2024)
SS9 2AFLeigh-on-Sea
How safe is SS9 2AF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SS9 2AF area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
15.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
25
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 2AFNational
Violence and sexual offences11.323.6
Burglary4.19.1
Anti-social behaviour3.810.7
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Other theft1.14.5
Public order1.14.6
Shoplifting0.88.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Robbery0.21.4
Other crime0.21.5
Drugs0.02.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 43% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.