Total Crime Rate

120.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 120.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.1 8/10
  • Shoplifting 20.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Ambleside Gardens area has the highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Hullbridge , and the 21st highest crime rate of 264 local areas in Rochford .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ambleside Gardens (SS5 6ES) in the last 12 months was 120.1 per 1,000 residents and was 205.2% higher than the Hullbridge average (39.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 54.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ambleside Gardens (SS5 6ES), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Harrison Gardens (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ambleside Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Tyndale Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ferry Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harrison Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harrison Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation

Data Sources

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