Total Crime Rate

33.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 33.5 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Louis Drive East area has the 24th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Downhall and Rawreth , and the 126th highest crime rate of 264 local areas in Rochford .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Louis Drive East (SS6 9DU) in the last 12 months was 33.5 per 1,000 residents and was 49.5% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2023. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2023.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 29.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Louis Drive East (SS6 9DU), 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 Louis Drive East area

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

Data Sources

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