Crime Rates at Waltham Road, Rayleigh, SS6 9BB

Waltham Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Downhall and Rawreth , and the 14th 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 Waltham Road (SS6 9BB) in the last 12 months was 155.3 per 1,000 residents and was 131.1% higher 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 72.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waltham Road (SS6 9BB), 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.