Total Crime Rate

191.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 191.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 89.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.8 6/10
  • Drugs 6.4 7/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

London Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Downhall and Rawreth , and the 9th 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 London Road (SS6 9DW) in the last 12 months was 191.7 per 1,000 residents and was 189.5% 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 Shoplifting with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 63.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around London Road (SS6 9DW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gunn Close (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in London Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boston Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gunn Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Boston Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Boston Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hartford Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gunn Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haddon Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haddon Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hartford Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Claremont Crescent —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boston Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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