Total Crime Rate

285.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 285.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 249.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.9 5/10
  • Public order 6.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • 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

Benfleet Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Hadleigh St James , and the 6th highest crime rate of 281 local areas in Castle Point .

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 Benfleet Road (SS7 1NY) in the last 12 months was 285.7 per 1,000 residents and was 433.6% higher than the Hadleigh St James average (53.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 75 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 29.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Benfleet Road (SS7 1NY), the main crime hotspot is near Benfleet Road. Police recorded 86 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Benfleet Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Benfleet Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairlight Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Benfleet Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Benfleet Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Benfleet Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Benfleet Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Benfleet Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairlight Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Benfleet Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Rayleigh Road Local resolution
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Data Sources

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