Crap Towns / Ashingdon / Crime

How much crime is there in Ashingdon?

The police recorded 24.9 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Ashingdon from September 2023 to August 2026, 67% lower than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 11.7. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 22.2, down from 28.4 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	28.4	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	24.0	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	22.2	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	11.7	34.1
Vehicle crime	2.9	3.8
Criminal damage and arson	2.8	7.0
Public order	2.1	6.6
Other theft	1.9	5.4
Burglary	1.0	3.1
Drugs	0.9	2.4
Other crime	0.7	2.0
Shoplifting	0.5	7.1
Possession of weapons	0.3	0.8
Theft from the person	0.2	0.4
Robbery	0.1	0.6
Bicycle theft	0.1	0.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Southend-on-Sea	6.1 km	98.1
Rochford	2.7 km	75.1
Runwell	11.4 km	73.0
Burnham-on-Crouch	9.1 km	56.9
Great Wakering	9.9 km	50.2
Rayleigh	6.6 km	48.5
Hullbridge	5.2 km	43.8
Thundersley and South Benfleet	9.5 km	43.6
South Woodham Ferrers	6.7 km	38.9
Hockley and Hawkwell	2.3 km	29.4
Ashingdon	–	24.9
The typical town	–	76.2