Total Crime Rate
70.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Wood Farm Close area has the 6th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Belfairs , and the 247th highest crime rate of 530 local areas in Southend-on-Sea .
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 Wood Farm Close (SS9 4PE) in the last 12 months was 70.3 per 1,000 residents and was 70.1% higher than the Belfairs average (41.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 28.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wood Farm Close (SS9 4PE), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Belfairs| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Moor Park Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tudor Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Tudor Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bellhouse Lane | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Irvington Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodcutters Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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