Crap Towns / Hullbridge / Crime

How much crime is there in Hullbridge?

The police recorded 43.8 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Hullbridge from September 2023 to August 2026, 43% lower than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 22.2. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 46.6, up from 43.8 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	43.8	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	41.0	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	46.6	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	22.2	34.1
Shoplifting	4.8	7.1
Vehicle crime	4.0	3.8
Public order	2.9	6.6
Other theft	2.5	5.4
Criminal damage and arson	2.4	7.0
Burglary	2.0	3.1
Other crime	1.3	2.0
Drugs	0.8	2.4
Possession of weapons	0.6	0.8
Robbery	0.1	0.6
Theft from the person	0.1	0.4
Bicycle theft	0.0	0.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Southend-on-Sea	9.3 km	98.1
Rochford	7.2 km	75.1
Runwell	6.3 km	73.0
Rayleigh	3.5 km	48.5
Wickford	7.0 km	47.3
Hullbridge	–	43.8
Thundersley and South Benfleet	7.1 km	43.6
South Woodham Ferrers	2.6 km	38.9
Danbury	11.2 km	32.1
Hockley and Hawkwell	3.3 km	29.4
Ashingdon	5.2 km	24.9
The typical town	–	76.2