Total Crime Rate

25.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 25.5 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.7 8/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.2 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Ashingdon Road area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Hawkwell East , and the 104th lowest crime rate of 264 local areas in Rochford .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ashingdon Road (SS4 3DR) in the last 12 months was 25.5 per 1,000 residents and was 35.5% lower than the Hawkwell East average (39.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 21.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashingdon Road (SS4 3DR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Newton Hall Gardens, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lascelles Gardens (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ashingdon Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Copelands Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lascelles Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Moorcroft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ashingdon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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