Postcode · Leigh-on-Sea
Crime in SS9 3AX
How much crime is recorded in SS9 3AX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Belfairs
- Council
- Southend-on-Sea
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,654 (2024)
SS9 3AXLeigh-on-Sea
How safe is SS9 3AX
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 13.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SS9 3AX 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
13.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
21
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 3AXNational
Violence and sexual offences10.223.6
Burglary5.49.1
Anti-social behaviour3.810.7
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Criminal damage and arson1.24.7
Drugs0.72.4
Public order0.54.6
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Shoplifting0.48.4
Other crime0.41.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 23% 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.