Total Crime Rate
912.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ashingdon Road area has the highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Hawkwell East , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 264 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 Ashingdon Road (SS4 1FF) in the last 12 months was 912.3 per 1,000 residents and was 2209.6% higher than the Hawkwell East average (39.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 102 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 114 (≈ 666.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 45.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ashingdon Road (SS4 1FF), the main crime hotspot is near Station View. Police recorded 110 crimes here, including 80 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Hawkwell East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pollards Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Station View | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Station View | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Station View | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Station View | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Station View | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Station View | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Station View | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Station View | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Station View | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Station View | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Station View | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Station View | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Station View | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Union Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Union Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Roche Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Station View | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Station View | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Station View | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Station View | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Station View | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Station View | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Station View | Under investigation |
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