Postcode · Leigh-on-Sea
Crime in SS9 2JU
How much crime is recorded in SS9 2JU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- West Leigh
- Council
- Southend-on-Sea
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,555 (2024)
How safe is SS9 2JU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SS9 2JU area, less than half 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
15.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
23
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 2JUNational
Violence and sexual offences11.323.6
Vehicle crime3.73.5
Public order1.84.6
Anti-social behaviour1.810.7
Drugs1.72.4
Burglary1.69.1
Criminal damage and arson1.04.7
Other theft0.94.5
Other crime0.31.5
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 48% 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.