Total Crime Rate
11.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cotswold Avenue area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Downhall and Rawreth , and the 35th lowest crime rate of 261 local areas in Rochford .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Cotswold Avenue (SS6 8AN) in the last 12 months was 11.9 per 1,000 residents and was 82.2% lower than the Downhall and Rawreth average (67.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -88.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cotswold Avenue (SS6 8AN), the main crime hotspot is near The Courts. Police recorded 7 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | B1013 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Drakes Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Malvern Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Malvern Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Malvern Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mendip Close | Under investigation |
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