Postcode · Leigh-on-Sea
Crime in SS9 2PE
How much crime is recorded in SS9 2PE, 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
- 1,653 (2024)
SS9 2PELeigh-on-Sea
How safe is SS9 2PE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 8.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SS9 2PE area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
8.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
15
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 2PENational
Violence and sexual offences5.523.6
Burglary5.49.1
Anti-social behaviour3.710.7
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Criminal damage and arson1.14.7
Public order0.74.6
Other theft0.54.5
Drugs0.32.4
Other crime0.11.5
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 17% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.