Total Crime Rate

18.4 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

7.9 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 18.4 2/10
  • Violent crimes 7.9 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.6 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Brays Lane area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Hawkwell East , and the 63rd lowest crime rate of 261 local areas in Rochford .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brays Lane (SS4 3DW) in the last 12 months was 18.4 per 1,000 residents and was 50.2% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 7.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brays Lane (SS4 3DW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Vaughan Close (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Brays Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Boswell Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dapple Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Boswell Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Boswell Avenue
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mustang Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mansted Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boswell Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mustang Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vaughan Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mustang Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vaughan Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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