Postcode · Leigh-on-Sea
Crime in SS9 5RZ
How much crime is recorded in SS9 5RZ, 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
- 1,656 (2024)
SS9 5RZLeigh-on-Sea
How safe is SS9 5RZ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 6.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SS9 5RZ area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 1 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
1/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
6.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
10
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 5RZNational
Violence and sexual offences4.423.6
Burglary3.19.1
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Anti-social behaviour1.010.7
Public order0.74.6
Drugs0.52.4
Other theft0.54.5
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Criminal damage and arson0.34.7
Other crime0.21.5
Theft from the person0.22.1
Shoplifting0.18.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 50% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.