South Benfleet
Middle areaWest Castle Point. 8,059 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 3.3 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in South Benfleet live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in South Benfleet
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in South Benfleet at a rate of 57.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 62.3 per 1,000 people across Castle Point.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 222 |
| Other crime | 72 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 50 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 37 |
| Shoplifting | 25 |
| Vehicle crime | 23 |
| Burglary | 18 |
| Drug offences | 9 |
| Robbery | 6 |
| Theft from the person | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How South Benfleet compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is South Benfleet safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in South Benfleet at a rate of 57.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 62.3 per 1,000 people across Castle Point.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 49 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in South Benfleet.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (222), other crime (72) and anti-social behaviour (50).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Castle Point
These figures are published for the whole of Castle Point, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Castle Point and not South Benfleet alone. See Castle Point
South Benfleet in brief
The median price paid for a home in South Benfleet was £400,000 in 2025.
South Benfleet had 8,049 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in South Benfleet live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In South Benfleet, 96.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.