Essex Police

Crime in Rayleigh

Street-level crime statistics for Rayleigh based on official UK Police data. Updated January 2026.

Data covers February 2023 – January 2026 1,729 crimes in last 12 months

9 / 100 High Crime

Safety Score

1,729 Crimes (last 12 months)

↓0.4% vs Previous 12 Months

9/100 Safety Score

37.1% Crimes with Outcome

Crime Zone Map

Neighbourhood boundaries coloured by safety score. Click adjacent zones to explore.

Very Safe (85+) Safe (65–84) Average (45–64) Below Avg (25–44) High Crime (0–24)

Crime by Category

Last 12 months — 1,729 total crimes recorded in Rayleigh

Violent Crime

779

↑10%

Anti-Social Behaviour

151

↓8%

Shoplifting

149

↑31%

Criminal Damage & Arson

130

↑23%

Other Theft

109

↓17%

Vehicle Crime

108

↓20%

Public Order

100

↓33%

Burglary

↓14%

Drugs

↑17%

Other Crime

Possession of Weapons

↓50%

Theft from Person

↓59%

Robbery

Bicycle Theft

Monthly Crime Trend

Month-by-month crime totals for Rayleigh

160

02/23

159

03/23

126

04/23

171

05/23

159

06/23

165

07/23

163

08/23

143

09/23

183

10/23

156

11/23

153

12/23

144

01/24

141

02/24

187

03/24

141

04/24

139

05/24

144

06/24

152

07/24

162

08/24

137

09/24

140

10/24

140

11/24

145

12/24

108

01/25

136

02/25

145

03/25

141

04/25

123

05/25

161

06/25

165

07/25

156

08/25

147

09/25

158

10/25

161

11/25

131

12/25

105

01/26

Top Crime Hotspots

Highest-crime street locations in Rayleigh (12 months)

Explore by Month

View detailed crime data for each month in Rayleigh

January 2026 105 crimes December 2025 131 crimes November 2025 161 crimes October 2025 158 crimes September 2025 147 crimes August 2025 156 crimes July 2025 165 crimes June 2025 161 crimes May 2025 123 crimes April 2025 141 crimes March 2025 145 crimes February 2025 136 crimes January 2025 108 crimes December 2024 145 crimes November 2024 140 crimes October 2024 140 crimes September 2024 137 crimes August 2024 162 crimes July 2024 152 crimes June 2024 144 crimes May 2024 139 crimes April 2024 141 crimes March 2024 187 crimes February 2024 141 crimes January 2024 144 crimes December 2023 153 crimes November 2023 156 crimes October 2023 183 crimes September 2023 143 crimes August 2023 163 crimes July 2023 165 crimes June 2023 159 crimes May 2023 171 crimes April 2023 126 crimes March 2023 159 crimes February 2023 160 crimes

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Data source: All crime data is sourced from the UK Police Open Data API, operated by the Home Office, and is published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Last updated: January 2026. Crime records show street-level location and category only — no personal information is included.