Rayleigh vs South Woodham Ferrers

Rayleigh has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) and recorded 1,569 crimes in the last 12 months. South Woodham Ferrers has a safety score of 20/100 (High Crime) with 679 crimes. South Woodham Ferrers scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Rayleigh shows a year-on-year crime trend of -7.1% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. South Woodham Ferrers shows +11.5% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Rayleigh, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (721 incidents). In South Woodham Ferrers, it is Violent Crime (278 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Rayleigh recorded 145 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while South Woodham Ferrers recorded 54. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Rayleigh totalled 721 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 278 in South Woodham Ferrers. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Rayleigh recorded 1,689 crimes (now 1,569, a change of -7.1%). South Woodham Ferrers recorded 609 crimes previously (now 679, +11.5%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Rayleigh has a resolution rate of 20% and South Woodham Ferrers has 36.9%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Rayleigh falls within the Essex Police boundary. South Woodham Ferrers is covered by Essex Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Rayleigh and South Woodham Ferrers. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.