Total Crime Rate

141.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

69.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 141.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 69.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.8 8/10
  • Drugs 21.4 10/10
  • Other theft 16.0 9/10
  • Public order 16.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.7 5/10
  • Shoplifting 8.0 5/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rayleigh Road area has the highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Eastwood Park , and the 120th highest crime rate of 523 local areas in Southend-on-Sea .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rayleigh Road (SS9 5UU) in the last 12 months was 141.7 per 1,000 residents and was 230.6% higher 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 69.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rayleigh Road (SS9 5UU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Broomfield Avenue, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Elms Court (17 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 (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Brooklands Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kent Elms Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kent Elms Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hurst Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broomfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broomfield Avenue —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Willow Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brooklands Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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