Total Crime Rate
23.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Uplands Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Hawkwell West , and the 89th lowest crime rate of 264 local areas in Rochford .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Uplands Road (SS5 4DH) in the last 12 months was 23.0 per 1,000 residents and was 1.3% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Uplands Road (SS5 4DH), the main crime hotspot is near Sudbury Close. Police recorded 8 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Hawkwell West| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Uplands Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sudbury Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park/Open Space | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sudbury Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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