Postcode · Leigh-on-Sea
Crime in SS9 4QL
How much crime is recorded in SS9 4QL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Belfairs
- Council
- Southend-on-Sea
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,593 (2024)
SS9 4QLLeigh-on-Sea
How safe is SS9 4QL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SS9 4QL 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
16.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
30
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 4QLNational
Burglary9.29.1
Violence and sexual offences8.123.6
Vehicle crime4.93.5
Other theft4.74.5
Criminal damage and arson3.24.7
Anti-social behaviour3.010.7
Public order1.14.6
Other crime0.91.5
Drugs0.62.4
Shoplifting0.58.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 33% 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.