Total Crime Rate

56.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 56.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.1 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.1 3/10
  • Theft from the person 4.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Temple Way area has the 12th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Downhall and Rawreth , and the 72nd highest crime rate of 264 local areas in Rochford .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Temple Way (SS6 9PP) in the last 12 months was 56.9 per 1,000 residents and was 14.1% lower than the Downhall and Rawreth average (66.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 250.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 28.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 250.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Temple Way (SS6 9PP), the main crime hotspot is near Parkhurst Drive. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Temple Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Cheshunt Drive Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arundel Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Laburnum Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkhurst Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkhurst Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Temple Way Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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