Postcode district · Hockley
Crime in SS5
How much crime is recorded in SS5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Rochford
- Region
- East of England
- Population
- 35,455 (2024)
SS5Postcode district · Hockley
How safe is SS5
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in SS5, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
19.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
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).
SS5National
Violence and sexual offences15.923.6
Burglary4.59.1
Anti-social behaviour3.810.7
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Shoplifting2.68.4
Public order2.14.6
Other theft2.14.5
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Drugs0.92.4
Other crime0.61.5
Robbery0.41.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 19% 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.