Postcode · Hockley
Crime in SS5 5LR
How much crime is recorded in SS5 5LR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hockley North & West
- Council
- Rochford
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,439 (2024)
SS5 5LRHockley
How safe is SS5 5LR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 13.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SS5 5LR area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
13.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
23
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 5LRNational
Violence and sexual offences10.823.6
Anti-social behaviour3.910.7
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Burglary2.19.1
Other theft2.04.5
Public order0.74.6
Other crime0.31.5
Drugs0.32.4
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.