Side-by-side crime statistics from official UK Police data.
SS4 · Essex
77
crimes in April 2026
Below national average
SS2 · Southend-on-Sea
706
crimes in April 2026
Above national average
Rochford has less crime — 77 vs 706 incidents in April 2026.
Southend-on-Sea recorded substantially more crime than Rochford in April 2026 — 706 incidents compared to 77, a 9.2x difference. Both areas share Violence & sexual offences as their most common crime type, though Southend-on-Sea records significantly more (289 vs 33 incidents). Rochford is below the national average while Southend-on-Sea is above, making Rochford the safer choice on this measure.
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Based on April 2026 Police data, Rochford recorded fewer crimes than Southend-on-Sea — 77 vs 706 incidents. That is 89% fewer crimes. Rochford is also below the national average for crime.
Both areas share Violence & sexual offences as their top crime category. In April 2026, Rochford recorded 33 incidents of this type vs 289 in Southend-on-Sea. Overall, Rochford had fewer total crimes (77 vs 706).