Postcode · Wickford
Crime in SS11 7DX
How much crime is recorded in SS11 7DX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Rettendon & Runwell
- Council
- Chelmsford
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,967 (2024)
SS11 7DXWickford
How safe is SS11 7DX
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SS11 7DX area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
24.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
51
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).
SS11 7DXNational
Violence and sexual offences14.923.6
Anti-social behaviour12.010.7
Burglary8.09.1
Vehicle crime5.83.5
Criminal damage and arson5.24.7
Other theft3.44.5
Public order2.84.6
Drugs2.32.4
Possession of weapons1.50.9
Other crime0.81.5
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 13% 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.