Crime Rate in Lodge, ward

Lodge has the 4th lowest crime rate of 13 wards in Rochford district and the 1068th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 160th lowest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Lodge in the last 12 months was 34.1 per 1,000 residents and was 31.3% lower than the Rochford district average (49.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Lodge’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 106 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 56.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 125 (≈ 17.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Lodge ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Lilian Place. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.