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Crime in SS5 6

How much crime is recorded in SS5 6, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Rochford
Region
East of England
Population
12,711 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SS5 6

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in SS5 6, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
23.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
40
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 6National
Violence and sexual offences19.923.6
Burglary5.19.1
Anti-social behaviour4.710.7
Shoplifting3.58.4
Other theft2.64.5
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Public order2.44.6
Drugs0.82.4
Other crime0.51.5
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Robbery0.01.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 10% 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.

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