Total Crime Rate
18.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
7.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Broad Close area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Hockley , and the 67th lowest crime rate of 261 local areas in Rochford .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Broad Close (SS5 5DE) in the last 12 months was 18.9 per 1,000 residents and was 48.3% lower than the Hockley average (36.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Broad Close (SS5 5DE), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Cromwell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Gladstone Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Rosslyn Road | Under investigation |
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