Total Crime Rate

134.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 134.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.9 9/10
  • Public order 24.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.0 8/10
  • Burglary 9.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Other theft 6.0 5/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Hawkwell Road area has the highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Hawkwell West , and the 15th 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 Hawkwell Road (SS5 4DA) in the last 12 months was 134.7 per 1,000 residents and was 479.2% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 86.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 163.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hawkwell Road (SS5 4DA), the main crime hotspot is near Station Road. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hawkwell Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadow Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Uplands Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Selbourne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Selbourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Broad Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Other theft Graham Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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