Total Crime Rate

106.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 106.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.9 7/10
  • Public order 18.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.4 6/10
  • Shoplifting 11.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Waltham Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Downhall and Rawreth , and the 26th highest crime rate of 264 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 106.1 per 1,000 residents and was 60.2% higher 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 60.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 220.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waltham Road (SS6 9BB), the main crime hotspot is near London Road. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Waltham Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peregrine Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hartford Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences London Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences London Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences London Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime London Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting London Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons London Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grange Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Waltham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hartford Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Louis Drive East Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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