Crime Rate in Wheatley, ward

Wheatley has the 2nd highest crime rate of 13 wards in Rochford district and the 2847th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 268th highest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Wheatley in the last 12 months was 78.3 per 1,000 residents and was 57.8% higher than the Rochford district average (49.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Wheatley’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 226 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 3 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 274 (≈ 39.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Wheatley ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Shopping Area, with 105 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Nightclub (37 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.