South Woodham Ferrers vs Staple Tye

South Woodham Ferrers has a safety score of 20/100 (High Crime) and recorded 679 crimes in the last 12 months. Staple Tye has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) with 1,616 crimes. South Woodham Ferrers scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

South Woodham Ferrers shows a year-on-year crime trend of +11.5% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Staple Tye shows +1.1% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In South Woodham Ferrers, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (278 incidents). In Staple Tye, it is Violent Crime (674 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

South Woodham Ferrers recorded 54 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Staple Tye recorded 194. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in South Woodham Ferrers totalled 278 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 674 in Staple Tye. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, South Woodham Ferrers recorded 609 crimes (now 679, a change of +11.5%). Staple Tye recorded 1,598 crimes previously (now 1,616, +1.1%).

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. South Woodham Ferrers has a resolution rate of 36.9% and Staple Tye has 30.8%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

South Woodham Ferrers falls within the Essex Police boundary. Staple Tye 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 South Woodham Ferrers and Staple Tye. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.