Total Crime Rate

48.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 48.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 4/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rayleigh Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Eastwood Park , and the 229th lowest 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 Rayleigh Road (SS9 5PX) in the last 12 months was 48.9 per 1,000 residents and was 13.7% higher than the Eastwood Park average (43.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 23.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rayleigh Road (SS9 5PX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dandies Chase, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Steeplefield (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rayleigh Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dandies Chase —
Sep 2025Other theft Flamboro Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dandies Chase Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Leighfields Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Steeplefield Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chesterfield Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bellhouse Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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