Crime Rates at Florence Close, Benfleet, SS7 2PN

Florence Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Hadleigh St James , and the 27th highest 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 Florence Close (SS7 2PN) in the last 12 months was 129.8 per 1,000 residents and was 142.5% higher 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 72.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Florence Close (SS7 2PN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 71 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Saltings (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.