Postcode · Leigh-on-Sea
Crime in SS9 3EB
How much crime is recorded in SS9 3EB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Blenheim Park
- Council
- Southend-on-Sea
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,659 (2024)
SS9 3EBLeigh-on-Sea
How safe is SS9 3EB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SS9 3EB area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
21.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
43
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 3EBNational
Violence and sexual offences15.423.6
Burglary10.59.1
Shoplifting5.98.4
Public order5.24.6
Anti-social behaviour4.110.7
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Drugs2.42.4
Other theft1.44.5
Criminal damage and arson1.34.7
Other crime0.41.5
Robbery0.31.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 22% 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.