Crime Rates at Cheapside East, Rayleigh, SS6 9JU

Cheapside East area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Downhall and Rawreth , and the 19th lowest 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 Cheapside East (SS6 9JU) in the last 12 months was 8.4 per 1,000 residents and was 87.5% 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 Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 26.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cheapside East (SS6 9JU), 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.