Total Crime Rate

62.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 62.2 6/10
  • Violent crimes 33.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.6 5/10
  • Public order 9.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.8 7/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Beresford Gardens area has the 12th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Hadleigh St James , and the 92nd highest crime rate of 281 local areas in Castle Point .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Beresford Gardens (SS7 2SB) in the last 12 months was 62.2 per 1,000 residents and was 17.5% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 33.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beresford Gardens (SS7 2SB), 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 Beresford Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Benfleet Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Benfleet Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Beresford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beresford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Benfleet Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westwood Lodge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Benfleet Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft West Wood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Wood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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