Crime Rates at Meadow Road, Benfleet, SS7 2DN

Meadow Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Hadleigh St James , and the 102nd 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 Meadow Road (SS7 2DN) in the last 12 months was 31.1 per 1,000 residents and was 41.2% lower than the Hadleigh St James average (52.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadow Road (SS7 2DN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oak Road North, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Broughton Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.