Postcode · Hockley
Crime in SS5 5ED
How much crime is recorded in SS5 5ED, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hockley North & West
- Council
- Rochford
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,715 (2024)
SS5 5EDHockley
How safe is SS5 5ED
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 8.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SS5 5ED 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
8.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
12
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 5EDNational
Violence and sexual offences6.423.6
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Public order1.14.6
Anti-social behaviour0.910.7
Burglary0.99.1
Criminal damage and arson0.74.7
Other crime0.31.5
Other theft0.04.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 59% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.