Postcode · Leigh-on-Sea
Crime in SS9 5RG
How much crime is recorded in SS9 5RG, 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
- 1,521 (2024)
SS9 5RGLeigh-on-Sea
How safe is SS9 5RG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 7.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SS9 5RG area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
7.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
12
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 5RGNational
Violence and sexual offences5.723.6
Burglary3.29.1
Public order1.54.6
Anti-social behaviour1.210.7
Other crime0.91.5
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Drugs0.32.4
Criminal damage and arson0.34.7
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Other theft0.14.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 12% 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.