Total Crime Rate
116.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hockley Trading Estate area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Hawkwell West , and the 22nd highest crime rate of 264 local areas in Rochford .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Hockley Trading Estate (SS5 4AD) in the last 12 months was 116.0 per 1,000 residents and was 398.8% higher than the Hawkwell West average (23.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 49.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hockley Trading Estate (SS5 4AD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bramerton Road (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Hawkwell West| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Beatrice Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Meadow Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Spa Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bramerton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bramerton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mount Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mount Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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