Crime Rates at Chase Close, Benfleet, SS7 3BU

Chase Close area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Appleton , and the 86th 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 Chase Close (SS7 3BU) in the last 12 months was 26.1 per 1,000 residents and was 26.9% lower than the Appleton average (35.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chase Close (SS7 3BU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Konnybrook, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Park Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.