Crime in SS4: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026
SS4 recorded 125 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 4.74 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 37.6% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 0.8% compared to the same period last year.
Key Statistics
- monitoring52.28 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
- assignment125 crimes recorded in April 2026
- trending_downCrime down 0.8% year-on-year
Total Crimes
125Annual Crime Rate
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Within SS4 district
Rochford
Estimated population
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District ViewIncident Distribution
Top Locations| Location Reference | Crime Breakdown | Primary Count |
|---|---|---|
| St Clare Meadow Map | total: 9 Violence and sexual offences: 6 Criminal damage and arson: 1 | 9 |
| Parking Area Map | total: 5 Shoplifting: 4 Drugs: 1 | 5 |
| Parking Area Map | total: 5 Anti-social behaviour: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 2 | 5 |
| Union Lane Map | total: 4 Other theft: 2 Anti-social behaviour: 1 | 4 |
| Doggetts Close Map | total: 4 Anti-social behaviour: 4 | 4 |
| Mornington Avenue Map | total: 4 Anti-social behaviour: 4 | 4 |
| Parking Area Map | total: 4 Criminal damage and arson: 2 Shoplifting: 1 | 4 |
| Mustang Close Map | total: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 2 Criminal damage and arson: 1 | 3 |
| Petrol Station Map | total: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 2 Other theft: 1 | 3 |
| Pollards Court Map | total: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 3 | 3 |
Crime Breakdown
April 2026Crime Analysis: SS4
Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in SS4 (37.6%). Anti-social Behaviour (20.0%) and Criminal Damage & Arson (12.8%) are the next most common categories.
Compared to the same period last year, crime in SS4 has fallen slightly — by 0.8%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.
Crime figures for SS4 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.
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