Total Crime Rate

234.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 234.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.5 10/10
  • Public order 35.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.7 7/10
  • Drugs 17.7 10/10
  • Other theft 17.7 9/10
  • Burglary 14.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.6 8/10
  • Shoplifting 7.1 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Purdeys Way area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Hawkwell East , and the 8th highest crime rate of 264 local areas in Rochford .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Purdeys Way (SS4 1NE) in the last 12 months was 234.0 per 1,000 residents and was 492.5% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -76.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 109.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Purdeys Way (SS4 1NE), the main crime hotspot is near Rochehall Way. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Purdeys Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Magnolia Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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