Total Crime Rate
3.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Main Road area has the lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Hawkwell West , and the 3rd lowest crime rate of 261 local areas in Rochford .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Main Road (SS5 4NP) in the last 12 months was 3.2 per 1,000 residents and was 87.4% lower 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 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Main Road (SS5 4NP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sudbury Close, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gladstone Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Gladstone Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Sudbury Close | Under investigation |
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