Crime Rates at Rayleigh Road, Benfleet, SS7 3YE

Rayleigh Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Hadleigh St James , and the 91st 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 Rayleigh Road (SS7 3YE) in the last 12 months was 57.4 per 1,000 residents and was 7.2% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 28.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rayleigh Road (SS7 3YE), 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.