Postcode · Leigh-on-Sea
Crime in SS9 5EQ
How much crime is recorded in SS9 5EQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Eastwood Park
- Council
- Southend-on-Sea
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,797 (2024)
SS9 5EQLeigh-on-Sea
How safe is SS9 5EQ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SS9 5EQ 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
16.1
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 5EQNational
Violence and sexual offences13.523.6
Burglary5.19.1
Other theft3.94.5
Public order3.34.6
Anti-social behaviour2.810.7
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Drugs0.72.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Shoplifting0.38.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 26% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
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20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.