Crime Rates at Southwold Crescent, Benfleet, SS7 5SR

Southwold Crescent area has the 24th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Appleton , and the 109th 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 Southwold Crescent (SS7 5SR) in the last 12 months was 47.6 per 1,000 residents and was 40.6% higher 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -41.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 44.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southwold Crescent (SS7 5SR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near High Road, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Linden Road (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.