Postcode · Leigh-on-Sea
Crime in SS9 5UP
How much crime is recorded in SS9 5UP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Eastwood
- Council
- Southend-on-Sea
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,342 (2024)
SS9 5UPLeigh-on-Sea
How safe is SS9 5UP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SS9 5UP 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
15.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
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 5UPNational
Violence and sexual offences12.823.6
Anti-social behaviour6.810.7
Burglary3.39.1
Other theft3.14.5
Drugs1.82.4
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Shoplifting1.68.4
Public order1.44.6
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Other crime0.61.5
Robbery0.51.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 49% 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.