Total Crime Rate
24.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Northfields Crescent area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Foulness and The Wakerings , and the 101st lowest crime rate of 264 local areas in Rochford .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Northfields Crescent (SS3 0RH) in the last 12 months was 24.7 per 1,000 residents and was 54.7% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 13.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Northfields Crescent (SS3 0RH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Anchorage, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Olivers Crescent (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Foulness and The Wakerings| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Anchorage | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | The Anchorage | Under investigation |
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