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Crime in SS4 1LB

How much crime is recorded in SS4 1LB, 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)
Crime

How safe is SS4 1LB

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 29.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SS4 1LB area, broadly in line with 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
29.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
64
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 1LBNational
Violence and sexual offences21.123.6
Shoplifting12.98.4
Burglary9.79.1
Anti-social behaviour6.110.7
Vehicle crime4.73.5
Criminal damage and arson4.64.7
Public order4.34.6
Other theft3.34.5
Drugs3.02.4
Other crime0.81.5
Robbery0.61.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 22% 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.

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