Total Crime Rate

12.4 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

6.2 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 12.4 1/10
  • Violent crimes 6.2 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.2 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ronald Drive area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Downhall and Rawreth , and the 38th lowest crime rate of 261 local areas in Rochford .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ronald Drive (SS6 9EB) in the last 12 months was 12.4 per 1,000 residents and was 81.6% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ronald Drive (SS6 9EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 27 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.

Crime Over Time in Ronald Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Claremont Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newsum Gardens
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rettendon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Louis Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Latchingdon Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elsenham Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wethersfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newsum Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Newsum Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Newsum Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Newsum Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sheering Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Boston Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Boston Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Louis Drive East Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Maine Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartford Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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