Total Crime Rate

49.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 49.1 5/10
  • Other crime 18.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Broad Walk area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Hockley , and the 83rd highest crime rate of 264 local areas in Rochford .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Broad Walk (SS5 5DD) in the last 12 months was 49.1 per 1,000 residents and was 42.6% higher than the Hockley average (34.4 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Broad Walk (SS5 5DD), 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 Broad Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Selbourne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Selbourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Graham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Broad Close Action to be taken by another organisation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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