Postcode · Leigh-on-Sea
Crime in SS9 4HL
How much crime is recorded in SS9 4HL, 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
- 1,473 (2024)
SS9 4HLLeigh-on-Sea
How safe is SS9 4HL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SS9 4HL 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
17.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
28
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 4HLNational
Violence and sexual offences11.623.6
Anti-social behaviour5.010.7
Vehicle crime4.33.5
Burglary4.29.1
Other theft2.04.5
Public order1.34.6
Drugs1.22.4
Criminal damage and arson0.94.7
Other crime0.51.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 8% 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.