Total Crime Rate
77.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025High Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Foulness and The Wakerings , and the 49th highest crime rate of 264 local areas in Rochford .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (SS3 0HX) in the last 12 months was 77.5 per 1,000 residents and was 42.0% higher than the Foulness and The Wakerings average (54.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -26.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 42.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around High Street (SS3 0HX), the main crime hotspot is near Shallows Avenue. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Foulness and The Wakerings| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Little Wakering Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Shallows Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shallows Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shallows Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Old School Meadow | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Old School Meadow | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Mason Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Kingfisher Street | Awaiting court outcome |
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