Crime Rates at Heathfield, Rayleigh, SS6 7QQ

Heathfield area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Lodge , and the 4th 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 Heathfield (SS6 7QQ) in the last 12 months was 398.9 per 1,000 residents and was 1157.3% higher than the Lodge average (31.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -37.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 90.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heathfield (SS6 7QQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 99 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (60 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.