Total Crime Rate

123.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

77.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 123.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 77.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.7 10/10
  • Public order 8.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Townfield Villas area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Foulness and The Wakerings , and the 23rd 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 Townfield Villas (SS3 0PG) in the last 12 months was 123.0 per 1,000 residents and was 137.8% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 77.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 45.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Townfield Villas (SS3 0PG), 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.

Crime Over Time in Townfield Villas area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Wakering Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Crofts Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Wakering Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Wakering Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old School Meadow Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Wakering Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brick Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Kingfisher Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Wakering Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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