Total Crime Rate

169.8 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 169.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.6 9/10
  • Other theft 34.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 30.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.3 7/10
  • Other crime 11.3 10/10
  • Public order 11.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Ashingdon Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Hawkwell East , and the 11th 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 Ashingdon Road (SS4 1RP) in the last 12 months was 169.8 per 1,000 residents and was 329.9% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 67.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashingdon Road (SS4 1RP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ormonde Avenue (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Hawkwell East

Crime Over Time in Ashingdon Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Ormonde Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roche Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandon Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ormonde Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Ormonde Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ormonde Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.