Total Crime Rate

115.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 115.1 8/10
  • Drugs 19.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.2 5/10
  • Shoplifting 16.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.4 8/10
  • Public order 9.6 7/10
  • Theft from the person 7.2 8/10
  • Other theft 4.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.8 5/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rushbottom Lane area has the 5th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in St George's , and the 35th highest crime rate of 281 local areas in Castle Point .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rushbottom Lane (SS7 4BX) in the last 12 months was 115.1 per 1,000 residents and was 98.7% higher than the St George's average (57.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 31.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rushbottom Lane (SS7 4BX), the main crime hotspot is near High Road. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rushbottom Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson London Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft High Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft High Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elgar Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft London Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hatley Gardens Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Public order Hatley Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order London Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gleneagles Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hatley Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lyndene Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bartley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Bartley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Orchard Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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