Postcode · Leigh-on-Sea
Crime in SS9 5DN
How much crime is recorded in SS9 5DN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Rayleigh South East
- Council
- Rochford
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,460 (2024)
SS9 5DNLeigh-on-Sea
How safe is SS9 5DN
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 13.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SS9 5DN area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
13.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
26
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 5DNNational
Violence and sexual offences12.123.6
Other theft4.44.5
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Anti-social behaviour1.610.7
Burglary1.49.1
Public order1.34.6
Other crime1.31.5
Drugs0.92.4
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 6% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.