Crime Rates at Mason Way, Great Wakering, Southend-on-sea, SS3 0FG

Mason Way area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Foulness and The Wakerings , and the 22nd highest crime rate of 261 local areas in Rochford .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mason Way (SS3 0FG) in the last 12 months was 123.6 per 1,000 residents and was 138.9% higher than the Foulness and The Wakerings average (51.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -11.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 75.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 30.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mason Way (SS3 0FG), the main crime hotspot is near Shallows Avenue. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.