Total Crime Rate
107.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
74.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hawkwell Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Hawkwell West , and the 28th highest crime rate of 261 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 4DD) in the last 12 months was 107.8 per 1,000 residents and was 322.8% higher than the Hawkwell West average (25.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -57.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 74.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hawkwell Road (SS5 4DD), the main crime hotspot is near Station Road. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Hockley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Cromwell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Gladstone Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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