Total Crime Rate

85.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 85.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.8 8/10
  • Public order 9.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.9 8/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Essex Close area has the 8th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Lodge , and the 42nd highest crime rate of 264 local areas in Rochford .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Essex Close (SS6 8SX) in the last 12 months was 85.5 per 1,000 residents and was 151.0% higher than the Lodge average (34.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 52.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Essex Close (SS6 8SX), the main crime hotspot is near Essex Close. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Essex Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Oakhurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poplar Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leslie Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Warwick Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Worcester Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Essex Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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