Total Crime Rate

144.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 144.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.2 9/10
  • Drugs 21.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.4 8/10
  • Shoplifting 13.4 6/10
  • Public order 8.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.4 7/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Burglary 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 highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Eastwood Park , and the 107th highest crime rate of 530 local areas in Southend-on-Sea .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rayleigh Road (SS9 5UU) in the last 12 months was 144.4 per 1,000 residents and was 235.9% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 72.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rayleigh Road (SS9 5UU), the main crime hotspot is near Hurst Way. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rayleigh Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elms Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Burfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Elms Court Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brooklands Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hurst Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Elms Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hurst Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highbank Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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