Total Crime Rate

47.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 47.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 27.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.9 6/10
  • Other crime 7.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

The Garners area has the 17th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Hawkwell East , and the 83rd highest crime rate of 261 local areas in Rochford .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Garners (SS4 1DR) in the last 12 months was 47.6 per 1,000 residents and was 29.1% higher than the Hawkwell East average (36.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 27.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Garners (SS4 1DR), the main crime hotspot is near Old Ship Lane. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Garners area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spindle Beams —
Apr 2026Drugs North Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roche Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bobbing Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bobbing Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs North Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Middle Mead Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mornington Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mornington Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mornington Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mornington Avenue —
Apr 2026Public order Greenways Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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