Total Crime Rate
7.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Greenacres area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Hadleigh St James , and the 13th lowest crime rate of 281 local areas in Castle Point .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Greenacres (SS7 2JD) in the last 12 months was 7.0 per 1,000 residents and was 86.7% 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 Burglary with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Greenacres (SS7 2JD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bilton Road, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Scrub Lane Mews (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In St Michael's| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Scrub Lane Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bilton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Mornington Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Burlington Gardens | Under investigation |
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