Total Crime Rate

41.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 41.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.9 5/10
  • Public order 8.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.5 4/10
  • Drugs 5.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Hockley Rise area has the 6th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Hawkwell West , and the 102nd highest 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 Hockley Rise (SS5 4PT) in the last 12 months was 41.0 per 1,000 residents and was 76.2% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 30.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hockley Rise (SS5 4PT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hockley Rise (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hockley Rise area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Bramerton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spa Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson High Mead Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadow Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bramerton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hillcrest Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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