Postcode · Rochford
Crime in SS4 1NG
How much crime is recorded in SS4 1NG, 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
- 1,317 (2024)
SS4 1NGRochford
How safe is SS4 1NG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SS4 1NG 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
23.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
40
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 1NGNational
Violence and sexual offences18.323.6
Other theft6.24.5
Vehicle crime3.93.5
Anti-social behaviour3.210.7
Shoplifting2.58.4
Criminal damage and arson1.64.7
Drugs1.62.4
Burglary1.59.1
Public order1.44.6
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Other crime0.31.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 17% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.