Postcode · Rayleigh
Crime in SS6 8YL
How much crime is recorded in SS6 8YL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Rayleigh South East
- Council
- Rochford
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,282 (2024)
SS6 8YLRayleigh
How safe is SS6 8YL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 4.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SS6 8YL area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 1 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
1/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
4.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
10
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 8YLNational
Violence and sexual offences3.923.6
Anti-social behaviour1.810.7
Other theft1.54.5
Drugs1.12.4
Criminal damage and arson0.94.7
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Other crime0.21.5
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 59% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.