Total Crime Rate
10.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
6.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Harberts Way area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Downhall and Rawreth , and the 29th lowest crime rate of 261 local areas in Rochford .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Harberts Way (SS6 9SW) in the last 12 months was 10.3 per 1,000 residents and was 84.6% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Harberts Way (SS6 9SW), the main crime hotspot is near Salisbury Close. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Salisbury Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Salisbury Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Salisbury Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brooklyn Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Dawlish Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dene Close | — |
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