Postcode · Leigh-on-Sea
Crime in SS9 4BA
How much crime is recorded in SS9 4BA, 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
- 1,653 (2024)
How safe is SS9 4BA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 37.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SS9 4BA 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
37.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
64
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 4BANational
Violence and sexual offences30.223.6
Anti-social behaviour9.310.7
Criminal damage and arson5.84.7
Vehicle crime4.83.5
Public order3.94.6
Burglary3.69.1
Drugs3.52.4
Other theft3.34.5
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Other crime0.71.5
Theft from the person0.52.1
Robbery0.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.