Total Crime Rate
67.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
41.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Oakwood Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Downhall and Rawreth , and the 55th 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 Oakwood Road (SS6 9JH) in the last 12 months was 67.7 per 1,000 residents and was 0.7% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 41.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Oakwood Road (SS6 9JH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Creswick Avenue, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Harper Way (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Station Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Station Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Philbrick Crescent East | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Philbrick Crescent East | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Philbrick Crescent East | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Harper Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Creswick Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Creswick Avenue | Under investigation |
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