Crime Rate in Hockley, ward

Hockley has the 5th lowest crime rate of 13 wards in Rochford district and the 1103rd lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 164th lowest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Hockley in the last 12 months was 34.4 per 1,000 residents and was 30.7% lower than the Rochford district average (49.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Hockley’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 92 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -87.5% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 112.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 134 (≈ 18.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Hockley ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 27 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Station Road (16 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.