Total Crime Rate
227.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
135.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Rawreth Industrial Estate area has the highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Downhall and Rawreth , and the 7th highest crime rate of 261 local areas in Rochford .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Rawreth Industrial Estate (SS6 9RL) in the last 12 months was 227.0 per 1,000 residents and was 237.8% 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 56 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -41.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 66 (≈ 135.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 73.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rawreth Industrial Estate (SS6 9RL), the main crime hotspot is near Westfield Close. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Downhall and Rawreth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westfield Close | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westfield Close | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Boston Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Boston Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Westfield Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westfield Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stirling Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Arundel Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westfield Close | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Edinburgh Close | Under investigation |
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