Crime Rates at Kenneth Road, Benfleet, SS7 3AW

Kenneth Road area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Appleton , and the 102nd 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 Kenneth Road (SS7 3AW) in the last 12 months was 31.1 per 1,000 residents and was 12.9% lower than the Appleton average (35.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kenneth Road (SS7 3AW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Coombewood Drive, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Princes Avenue (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.