Total Crime Rate

101.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 101.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.8 5/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Shoplifting 3.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Boston Avenue area has the 5th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Downhall and Rawreth , and the 31st highest crime rate of 264 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 Boston Avenue (SS6 9ST) in the last 12 months was 101.1 per 1,000 residents and was 52.6% higher 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 59.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 73.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 93.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Boston Avenue (SS6 9ST), the main crime hotspot is near London Road. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Boston Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brunswick Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Claremont Crescent —
Sep 2025Other theft Waltham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hartford Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hartford Close —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons London Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting London Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime London Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences London Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences London Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences London Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Louis Drive East Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boston Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Boston Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Boston Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Grosvenor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boston Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gunn Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gunn Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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