Total Crime Rate
106.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ashingdon Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Hawkwell East , and the 24th 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 1TB) in the last 12 months was 106.9 per 1,000 residents and was 170.7% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 55.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -62.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 101.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ashingdon Road (SS4 1TB), the main crime hotspot is near Vaughan Close. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 26 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 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mustang Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mustang Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vaughan Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vaughan Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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