Rochford crime rate Interactive maps and visualisation

Overview of Rochford crime rate

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Rochford’s crime status is considered low.

Placing 24th among 25 adjacent boroughs in crime statistics, Rochford reported 4,910 crimes in 2023. With a population of 85,661, this translates to a 57.32 crimes per 1,000 people rate, marking a 10.67% reduction from the previous year.

Leading crime categories in Rochford include Violence and sexual offences (40.5%), Vehicle crime (10.9%), and Criminal damage and arson (9.1%), with the rarest being Robbery (0.9%), Bicycle theft (0.5%), and Theft from the person (0.4%).

Among its 13 wards, Rochford has higher crime rates in Roche South (121.4), Wheatley (Rochford) (102.5), Downhall and Rawreth (69.8), while the safest are Trinity (Rochford) (33.5), Hockley and Ashingdon (32.3), Lodge (32.2).

In postcode districts overlapping with Rochford, SS2 (134.1), SS3 (76.2), and SS4 (73.1) are the highest. The safest postcode districts are SS9 (53.0), SS7 (52.3), SS5 (40.6).

In Rochford, there was a rise in Anti-social behaviour by 3.23% in 2020, Vehicle crime by 2.36% in 2023, and Violence and sexual offences by 3.3% in 2021. Conversely, there was a decrease in Anti-social behaviour by 3.25% in 2021, 5.78% in 2022, and 3.27% in 2023, Criminal damage and arson by 1.88% in 2020, Public order by 1.71% in 2023, Vehicle crime by 1.56% in 2020, and Violence and sexual offences by 5.67% in 2023.

Rochford crime incidents by crime type

A total of 4910 crime incidents were reported in 2023. Below is the breakdown by crime type.

Violence and sexual offences – 1987 (40.5)%
Vehicle crime – 535 (10.9)%
Criminal damage and arson – 447 (9.1)%
Anti-social behaviour – 394 (8.0)%
Public order – 356 (7.3)%
Other theft – 341 (6.9)%
Shoplifting – 263 (5.4)%
Burglary – 202 (4.1)%
Other crime – 119 (2.4)%
Drugs – 115 (2.3)%
Possession of weapons – 62 (1.3)%
Robbery – 43 (0.9)%
Bicycle theft – 25 (0.5)%
Theft from the person – 21 (0.4)%

How does Rochford compare against nearby areas ?

Rochford ranks 24th when compared against 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts.

List of nearby boroughs/local administrative districts from high crime rate to low (2023):

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Crime rates in Rochford wards

There are 13 wards within Rochford. Roche South, Wheatley (Rochford), Downhall and Rawreth has highest crime rate (crime per 1000 residents). Below map shows 2023 crime rates broken down by crime types.

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List of all 13 wards from high crime rate to low.