Crime Rates at Lakeside, Rayleigh, SS6 9LA

Lakeside area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Downhall and Rawreth , and the 82nd 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 Lakeside (SS6 9LA) in the last 12 months was 20.8 per 1,000 residents and was 69.1% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 15.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lakeside (SS6 9LA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sheriton Square, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Preston Gardens (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.