Total Crime Rate

66.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 66.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 15.8 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chapel Lane area has the 11th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Hadleigh St James , and the 85th highest 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 Chapel Lane (SS7 2PP) in the last 12 months was 66.3 per 1,000 residents and was 25.2% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 77.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chapel Lane (SS7 2PP), the main crime hotspot is near Benfleet Road. Police recorded 79 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chapel Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary St John'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Benfleet Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Benfleet Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Benfleet Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Benfleet Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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