Postcode · Rayleigh
Crime in SS6 8PT
How much crime is recorded in SS6 8PT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Rayleigh South West
- Council
- Rochford
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,270 (2024)
SS6 8PTRayleigh
How safe is SS6 8PT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 7.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SS6 8PT 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
7.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
19
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 8PTNational
Violence and sexual offences4.523.6
Drugs4.42.4
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Other theft2.04.5
Anti-social behaviour1.710.7
Public order1.24.6
Criminal damage and arson1.24.7
Other crime0.61.5
Robbery0.51.4
Burglary0.39.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 51% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.