Total Crime Rate
37.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Victoria Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Downhall and Rawreth , and the 116th highest crime rate of 264 local areas in Rochford .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Victoria Road (SS6 8EG) in the last 12 months was 37.6 per 1,000 residents and was 43.2% lower than the Downhall and Rawreth average (66.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 22.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Victoria Road (SS6 8EG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Courts, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fairview Crescent (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Downhall and Rawreth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hamilton Mews | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Ruffles Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fairview Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellsfield | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hamilton Mews | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hamilton Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ruffles Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Courts | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Courts | Action to be taken by another organisation |
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