Total Crime Rate

82.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 82.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 59.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.3 8/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.0 2/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Other crime 1.3 1/10
  • Robbery 1.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Patricia Villas area has the 11th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Hawkwell East , and the 45th highest crime rate of 261 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 Patricia Villas (SS4 1PE) in the last 12 months was 82.0 per 1,000 residents and was 122.4% 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 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 59.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Patricia Villas (SS4 1PE), the main crime hotspot is near Hall Road. Police recorded 7 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Patricia Villas area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
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Data Sources

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