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Crime in SS4 3

How much crime is recorded in SS4 3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Rochford
Region
East of England
Population
12,111 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SS4 3

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in SS4 3, well 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
21.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
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 3National
Violence and sexual offences17.323.6
Burglary5.19.1
Anti-social behaviour3.710.7
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Robbery2.41.4
Other theft2.34.5
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Public order1.64.6
Other crime1.31.5
Theft from the person1.22.1
Drugs1.12.4
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Shoplifting0.28.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 20% 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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