Total Crime Rate
26.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ashingdon Road area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Hawkwell East , and the 108th lowest crime rate of 264 local areas in Rochford .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Ashingdon Road (SS4 3EW) in the last 12 months was 26.6 per 1,000 residents and was 32.8% lower than the Hawkwell East average (39.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ashingdon Road (SS4 3EW), 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.
View Crime In Hawkwell East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lascelles Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Moorcroft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Copelands | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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