Crime Rates at Hartford Close, Rayleigh, SS6 9DQ

Hartford Close area has the 5th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Downhall and Rawreth , and the 27th 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 Hartford Close (SS6 9DQ) in the last 12 months was 108.3 per 1,000 residents and was 61.2% 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 68.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hartford Close (SS6 9DQ), 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.