Postcode · Hockley
Crime in SS5 5PA
How much crime is recorded in SS5 5PA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hockley North & West
- Council
- Rochford
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,057 (2024)
SS5 5PAHockley
How safe is SS5 5PA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 9.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SS5 5PA 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
9.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
16
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 5PANational
Violence and sexual offences7.623.6
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Anti-social behaviour1.810.7
Public order1.74.6
Criminal damage and arson1.54.7
Other theft1.34.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.