Crime Rates at High Street, Hadleigh, Benfleet, SS7 2PB

High Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Hadleigh St James , and the 32nd highest 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 High Street (SS7 2PB) in the last 12 months was 120.2 per 1,000 residents and was 127.1% higher than the Hadleigh St James average (52.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 72.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (SS7 2PB), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.