Total Crime Rate

838.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

407.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 838.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 407.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 346.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 174.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 106.8 10/10
  • Public order 51.8 10/10
  • Drugs 45.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 42.1 10/10
  • Other theft 32.4 10/10
  • Burglary 22.7 10/10
  • Robbery 9.7 9/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

High Street area has the highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Lodge , and the highest crime rate of 261 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 High Street (SS6 7BU) in the last 12 months was 838.2 per 1,000 residents and was 2541.6% higher than the Lodge average (31.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 107 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 126 (≈ 407.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (SS6 7BU), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 99 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/50)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Thames Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Burrows Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burrows Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burrows Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burrows Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burrows Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Thames Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Humber Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crown Hill —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Francis Walk —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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