Crime Rates at High Road, Benfleet, SS7 5LD

High Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Appleton , and the 117th highest 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 High Road (SS7 5LD) in the last 12 months was 44.4 per 1,000 residents and was 31.1% higher than the Appleton average (33.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 15.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Road (SS7 5LD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Constitution Hill (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.