Postcode · Rayleigh
Crime in SS6 7LW
How much crime is recorded in SS6 7LW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Rayleigh South East
- Council
- Rochford
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,353 (2024)
SS6 7LWRayleigh
How safe is SS6 7LW
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SS6 7LW area, 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
16.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
28
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).
SS6 7LWNational
Violence and sexual offences10.323.6
Burglary6.49.1
Vehicle crime4.43.5
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Other theft2.54.5
Public order1.84.6
Drugs1.42.4
Other crime1.41.5
Anti-social behaviour0.810.7
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Shoplifting0.28.4
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 6% 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.