Rayleigh North West
Middle areaWest Rochford. 9,976 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 13 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Rayleigh North West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Rayleigh North West
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Rayleigh North West at a rate of 60.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 50.7 per 1,000 people across Rochford.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 283 |
| Other crime | 86 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 74 |
| Vehicle crime | 52 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 41 |
| Shoplifting | 25 |
| Burglary | 24 |
| Drug offences | 17 |
| Robbery | 3 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Rayleigh North West compares
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Is Rayleigh North West safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Rayleigh North West at a rate of 60.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 50.7 per 1,000 people across Rochford.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 48 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Rayleigh North West.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (283), other crime (86) and anti-social behaviour (74).
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 Rochford
These figures are published for the whole of Rochford, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Rochford and not Rayleigh North West alone. See Rochford
Rayleigh North West in brief
The median price paid for a home in Rayleigh North West was £423,500 in 2025.
Rayleigh North West had 8,861 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Rayleigh North West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Rayleigh North West, 73.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.