Crime Rates at Kimberley Road, Benfleet, SS7 1DS

Kimberley Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Appleton , and the 43rd lowest crime rate of 281 local areas in Castle Point .

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 Kimberley Road (SS7 1DS) in the last 12 months was 17.1 per 1,000 residents and was 49.6% lower than the Appleton average (33.9 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 Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kimberley Road (SS7 1DS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kents Hill Road, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Constitution Hill (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.