Postcode · Rayleigh
Crime in SS6 9LZ
How much crime is recorded in SS6 9LZ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Rayleigh North East
- Council
- Rochford
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,680 (2024)
SS6 9LZRayleigh
How safe is SS6 9LZ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 13.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SS6 9LZ area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
13.8
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).
SS6 9LZNational
Anti-social behaviour11.810.7
Violence and sexual offences10.923.6
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Other crime1.81.5
Other theft1.64.5
Burglary1.49.1
Drugs1.12.4
Public order0.74.6
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 27% 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.