Total Crime Rate
43.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Glebe Close area has the 20th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Downhall and Rawreth , and the 97th highest crime rate of 261 local areas in Rochford .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Glebe Close (SS6 9HL) in the last 12 months was 43.1 per 1,000 residents and was 35.9% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Glebe Close (SS6 9HL), the main crime hotspot is near Sir Walter Raleigh Drive. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mount Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sir Walter Raleigh Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Creswick Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harper Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harper Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harper Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Philbrick Crescent East | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Philbrick Crescent East | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Philbrick Crescent East | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sir Walter Raleigh Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sir Walter Raleigh Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Castle Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sir Walter Raleigh Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sir Walter Raleigh Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Creswick Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mount Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Station Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
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