Crime Rates at Rayleigh Road, Benfleet, SS7 3XY

Rayleigh Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Hadleigh St James , and the 53rd highest crime rate of 281 local areas in Castle Point .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rayleigh Road (SS7 3XY) in the last 12 months was 87.6 per 1,000 residents and was 63.6% higher than the Hadleigh St James average (53.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -84.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 48.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 108.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rayleigh Road (SS7 3XY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Benfleet Road, where police recorded 86 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near West Wood Close (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.