Total Crime Rate
10.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
6.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hatfield Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Downhall and Rawreth , and the 27th 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 Hatfield Road (SS6 9AP) in the last 12 months was 10.2 per 1,000 residents and was 84.8% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hatfield Road (SS6 9AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near London Road, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hartford Close (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Waltham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sheering Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Kingfisher Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Maine Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hartford Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hartford Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | London Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Louis Drive East | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elsenham Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | London Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | London Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | London Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | London Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | London Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Regent Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | London Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Regent Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Louis Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pearsons Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Purleigh Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Purleigh Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pearsons Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Regent Close | Under investigation |
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