Postcode · Hockley
Crime in SS5 4PP
How much crime is recorded in SS5 4PP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hockley South & Hawkwell West
- Council
- Rochford
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,645 (2024)
SS5 4PPHockley
How safe is SS5 4PP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SS5 4PP area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
16.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
42
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).
SS5 4PPNational
Violence and sexual offences12.523.6
Anti-social behaviour9.910.7
Shoplifting8.28.4
Burglary2.49.1
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Other theft1.84.5
Public order1.74.6
Drugs1.42.4
Robbery1.21.4
Other crime0.41.5
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 41% 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.