Total Crime Rate

25.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 25.6 3/10
  • Violent crimes 21.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.1 4/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Vehicle crime 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 12th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Eastwood Park , and the 115th lowest crime rate of 523 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 5YG) in the last 12 months was 25.6 per 1,000 residents and was 40.2% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 21.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rayleigh Road (SS9 5YG), the main crime hotspot is near Mansel Close. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 24 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 (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brooklands Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Mansel Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Walters Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hylands Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Eastwood Park Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mansel Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mansel Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mansel Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mansel Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mansel Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mansel Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Mansel Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mansel Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Mansel Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Brooklands Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Willow Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fairfield Road —
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Data Sources

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