Crime Rates at Seymour Road, Hadleigh, Benfleet, SS7 2HL

Seymour Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Hadleigh St James , and the 14th 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 Seymour Road (SS7 2HL) in the last 12 months was 9.8 per 1,000 residents and was 81.7% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Seymour Road (SS7 2HL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Broughton Road, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Temple Close (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.