Crime Rates at Brook Road, Benfleet, SS7 5JG

Brook Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Appleton , and the 135th 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 Brook Road (SS7 5JG) in the last 12 months was 42.4 per 1,000 residents and was 18.4% higher 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 26.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brook Road (SS7 5JG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hall Farm Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.