Postcode · Rochford
Crime in SS4 1HQ
How much crime is recorded in SS4 1HQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Rochford Outer & Hawkwell East
- Council
- Rochford
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,476 (2024)
SS4 1HQRochford
How safe is SS4 1HQ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 13.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SS4 1HQ area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
13.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
29
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).
SS4 1HQNational
Violence and sexual offences8.723.6
Anti-social behaviour7.310.7
Burglary4.79.1
Drugs2.32.4
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Other theft1.64.5
Criminal damage and arson1.54.7
Other crime1.21.5
Shoplifting1.08.4
Public order0.84.6
Robbery0.51.4
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% 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.