Total Crime Rate
16.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
10.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Down Hall Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Downhall and Rawreth , and the 56th 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 Down Hall Road (SS6 9LN) in the last 12 months was 16.7 per 1,000 residents and was 75.1% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs 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 3 (≈ 10.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Down Hall Road (SS6 9LN), the main crime hotspot is near Lubbards Close. Police recorded 7 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dene Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Dawlish Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brooklyn Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Malvern Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Malvern Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Malvern Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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