Postcode · Leigh-on-Sea
Crime in SS9 2AY
How much crime is recorded in SS9 2AY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Leigh
- Council
- Southend-on-Sea
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,640 (2024)
SS9 2AYLeigh-on-Sea
How safe is SS9 2AY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 14.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SS9 2AY 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
14.8
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 2AYNational
Violence and sexual offences12.023.6
Burglary4.69.1
Criminal damage and arson3.74.7
Anti-social behaviour1.810.7
Public order1.74.6
Other theft1.54.5
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Drugs0.72.4
Other crime0.31.5
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Shoplifting0.28.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 30% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
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20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.