Total Crime Rate
26.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Shipwrights Drive area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Hadleigh St James , and the 93rd lowest crime rate of 281 local areas in Castle Point .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Shipwrights Drive (SS7 1RA) in the last 12 months was 26.6 per 1,000 residents and was 50.3% lower than the Hadleigh St James average (53.5 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 Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Shipwrights Drive (SS7 1RA), the main crime hotspot is near Parkstone Avenue. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Hadleigh St James| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parkstone Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Strangman Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cross Road | Under investigation |
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