Crime Rates at Rectory Close, Benfleet, SS7 2NF

Rectory Close area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Hadleigh St James , and the 57th lowest crime rate of 281 local areas in Castle Point .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rectory Close (SS7 2NF) in the last 12 months was 20.1 per 1,000 residents and was 62.4% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rectory Close (SS7 2NF), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.