Total Crime Rate
20.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Daws Heath Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Hadleigh St James , and the 56th 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 Daws Heath Road (SS7 2NW) in the last 12 months was 20.0 per 1,000 residents and was 62.6% 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -62.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -62.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Daws Heath Road (SS7 2NW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Southfield Drive, where police recorded 3 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Southfield Close (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Hadleigh St James| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Broomfield | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Southfield Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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