Postcode district · Leigh-on-Sea
Crime in SS9
How much crime is recorded in SS9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Southend-on-Sea
- Region
- East of England
- Population
- 65,634 (2024)
SS9Postcode district · Leigh-on-Sea
How safe is SS9
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in SS9, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
25.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
44
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).
SS9National
Violence and sexual offences20.323.6
Burglary6.69.1
Anti-social behaviour4.210.7
Public order3.74.6
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Other theft2.94.5
Drugs2.62.4
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Shoplifting1.68.4
Other crime0.91.5
Robbery0.71.4
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 11% 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.