Crime in SS5: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026
SS5 recorded 62 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 2.26 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 41.9% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 7.5% compared to the same period last year.
Key Statistics
- monitoring27.9 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
- assignment62 crimes recorded in April 2026
- trending_downCrime down 7.5% year-on-year
Total Crimes
62Annual Crime Rate
Active Postcodes
Within SS5 district
Rochford
Estimated population
Interactive Crime Map
District ViewIncident Distribution
Top Locations| Location Reference | Crime Breakdown | Primary Count |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarket Map | total: 6 Shoplifting: 5 Burglary: 1 | 6 |
| Supermarket Map | total: 4 Shoplifting: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 1 | 4 |
| Lowlands Road Map | total: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 4 | 4 |
| Pooles Lane Map | total: 4 Anti-social behaviour: 3 Public order: 1 | 4 |
| Tyndale Close Map | total: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 2 Burglary: 1 | 3 |
| Conference/Exhibition Centre Map | total: 3 Anti-social behaviour: 2 Violence and sexual offences: 1 | 3 |
| Parking Area Map | total: 2 Anti-social behaviour: 2 | 2 |
| Greensward Lane Map | total: 2 Violence and sexual offences: 2 | 2 |
| Ferry Road Map | total: 2 Shoplifting: 1 Violence and sexual offences: 1 | 2 |
| Abbey Road Map | total: 2 Violence and sexual offences: 2 | 2 |
Crime Breakdown
April 2026Crime Analysis: SS5
Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in SS5 (41.9%). Anti-social Behaviour (16.1%) and Shoplifting (14.5%) are the next most common categories.
Compared to the same period last year, crime in SS5 has fallen noticeably — by 7.5%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.
Crime figures for SS5 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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