Crime Rates at Rushbottom Lane, Benfleet, SS7 4EA

Rushbottom Lane area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Appleton , and the 33rd lowest 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 Rushbottom Lane (SS7 4EA) in the last 12 months was 13.0 per 1,000 residents and was 63.7% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rushbottom Lane (SS7 4EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near High Road, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near London Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.