Postcode · Leigh-on-Sea
Crime in SS9 4NL
How much crime is recorded in SS9 4NL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Belfairs
- Council
- Southend-on-Sea
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,431 (2024)
How safe is SS9 4NL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 27.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SS9 4NL area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
27.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
45
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 4NLNational
Violence and sexual offences22.123.6
Burglary5.59.1
Other theft4.64.5
Anti-social behaviour3.910.7
Public order3.44.6
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Drugs1.02.4
Shoplifting0.88.4
Other crime0.71.5
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.