Postcode · Rochford
Crime in SS4 3QZ
How much crime is recorded in SS4 3QZ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Rochford Town & Canewdon
- Council
- Rochford
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,264 (2024)
How safe is SS4 3QZ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 10.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SS4 3QZ area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
10.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
17
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 3QZNational
Burglary7.99.1
Violence and sexual offences6.823.6
Other crime1.61.5
Anti-social behaviour1.610.7
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Theft from the person1.22.1
Public order1.24.6
Other theft0.64.5
Drugs0.42.4
Criminal damage and arson0.04.7
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 41% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.