Crime Rates at Borrowdale Close, Benfleet, SS7 3HE

Borrowdale Close area has the 30th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Appleton , and the 135th 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 Borrowdale Close (SS7 3HE) in the last 12 months was 39.2 per 1,000 residents and was 15.8% higher than the Appleton average (33.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 19.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Borrowdale Close (SS7 3HE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Park Road, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kingston Way (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.