Postcode · Hockley
Crime in SS5 6LB
How much crime is recorded in SS5 6LB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hullbridge
- Council
- Rochford
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,919 (2024)
SS5 6LBHockley
How safe is SS5 6LB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SS5 6LB area, 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
23.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
37
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 6LBNational
Violence and sexual offences20.123.6
Burglary6.19.1
Anti-social behaviour4.410.7
Shoplifting3.88.4
Public order2.84.6
Other theft1.84.5
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Other crime0.51.5
Criminal damage and arson0.54.7
Drugs0.12.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 23% 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.