Total Crime Rate
31.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
31.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Brookfields area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Eastwood Park , and the 150th lowest crime rate of 523 local areas in Southend-on-Sea .
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 Brookfields (SS9 5PG) in the last 12 months was 31.6 per 1,000 residents and was 26.2% lower than the Eastwood Park average (42.9 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 Public order with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 31.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Brookfields (SS9 5PG), the main crime hotspot is near Chesterfield Crescent. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Eastwood Park| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bellhouse Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chesterfield Crescent | Under investigation |
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