Postcode · Leigh-on-Sea
Crime in SS9 3HB
How much crime is recorded in SS9 3HB, 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
- 1,719 (2024)
SS9 3HBLeigh-on-Sea
How safe is SS9 3HB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 39.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SS9 3HB area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
39.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
56
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 3HBNational
Burglary51.19.1
Violence and sexual offences22.823.6
Criminal damage and arson4.34.7
Anti-social behaviour4.110.7
Other theft2.94.5
Vehicle crime2.73.5
Public order2.04.6
Other crime1.01.5
Drugs0.82.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Robbery0.41.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 6% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.