Leigh ward · Southend-on-Sea. Every figure carries its own date.
Boundary: May 2026. Census and crime records have different dates and purposes.
What makes this ward different?
People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 38.3% here, compared with 27.2% across Southend-on-Sea (11.1 percentage points higher).
Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Homes rented from a council or housing association: 2% here, compared with 12% across Southend-on-Sea (9.7 percentage points lower).
The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Households facing two or more measured disadvantages: 10.6% here, compared with 19.9% across Southend-on-Sea (9.3 percentage points lower).
These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Police-recorded locations for Leigh ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
576 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 475 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Leigh ward · mapped crimes
Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.
Shown on this chart: 40 mapped crimes in September 2024; 47 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.
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September 2024August 2026
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Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Leigh
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
40
4
October 2024
37
4
November 2024
38
1
December 2024
31
2
January 2025
41
3
February 2025
34
3
March 2025
40
11
April 2025
30
5
May 2025
51
10
June 2025
48
9
July 2025
45
12
August 2025
40
5
September 2025
50
4
October 2025
50
4
November 2025
51
4
December 2025
48
3
January 2026
46
7
February 2026
36
5
March 2026
53
2
April 2026
35
10
May 2026
58
10
June 2026
40
12
July 2026
62
8
August 2026
47
21
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Leigh
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
298
criminal damage arson
58
public order
50
other theft
41
vehicle crime
32
burglary
23
drugs
23
shoplifting
22
other crime
10
robbery
6
theft from the person
5
bicycle theft
4
possession of weapons
4
What these numbers include
Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.
Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and records without usable locations are excluded.
Do not compare directly with Scottish council-level recorded crime totals.
These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.
Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.
