Postcode · Leigh-on-Sea
Crime in SS9 4UH
How much crime is recorded in SS9 4UH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Belfairs
- Council
- Southend-on-Sea
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,667 (2024)
SS9 4UHLeigh-on-Sea
How safe is SS9 4UH
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SS9 4UH area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
22.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
41
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 4UHNational
Violence and sexual offences18.123.6
Other theft6.24.5
Anti-social behaviour2.810.7
Vehicle crime2.63.5
Burglary2.49.1
Drugs2.42.4
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Shoplifting1.78.4
Public order1.64.6
Other crime0.91.5
Robbery0.81.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.52.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 19% 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.