Total Crime Rate

106.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 106.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.8 9/10
  • Burglary 11.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.9 3/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.9 8/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Lesney Gardens area has the 7th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Hawkwell East , and the 25th 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 Lesney Gardens (SS4 1TZ) in the last 12 months was 106.5 per 1,000 residents and was 169.6% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 59.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lesney Gardens (SS4 1TZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parklands (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lesney Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandon Close Action to be taken by another organisation
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 Roche Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parklands Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandon Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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