Crime Rates at Jotmans Lane, Benfleet, SS7 5AX

Jotmans Lane area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Appleton , and the 98th lowest 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 Jotmans Lane (SS7 5AX) in the last 12 months was 28.5 per 1,000 residents and was 15.9% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 54.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Jotmans Lane (SS7 5AX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Elm View Road, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Benfleet Park Road (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.