Total Crime Rate
18.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
9.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ashingdon Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Hawkwell East , and the 66th 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 Ashingdon Road (SS4 3EB) in the last 12 months was 18.7 per 1,000 residents and was 49.4% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 9.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ashingdon Road (SS4 3EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mansted Gardens, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Princess Gardens (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Rochford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mansted Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Princess Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Moorcroft | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Moorcroft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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