Crime Rates at Homefields Avenue, Benfleet, SS7 5TY

Homefields Avenue area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Appleton , and the 104th 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 Homefields Avenue (SS7 5TY) in the last 12 months was 30.2 per 1,000 residents and was 10.8% lower than the Appleton average (33.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Homefields Avenue (SS7 5TY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near High Road, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Romsey Road (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.