Postcode · Leigh-on-Sea
Crime in SS9 2ST
How much crime is recorded in SS9 2ST, 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
- 1,593 (2024)
SS9 2STLeigh-on-Sea
How safe is SS9 2ST
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SS9 2ST 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
16.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
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 2STNational
Burglary11.19.1
Violence and sexual offences8.423.6
Anti-social behaviour5.110.7
Vehicle crime3.53.5
Public order2.94.6
Drugs2.62.4
Bicycle theft2.01.0
Criminal damage and arson1.54.7
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Other theft1.04.5
Other crime0.31.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 9% 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.