Rayleigh South East
Middle areaWest Rochford. 7,773 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.9 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Rayleigh South East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Rayleigh South East
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Rayleigh South East at a rate of 33.2 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 | 112 |
| Other crime | 52 |
| Vehicle crime | 28 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 22 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 17 |
| Drug offences | 13 |
| Burglary | 12 |
| Shoplifting | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
| Robbery | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Rayleigh South East compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Rayleigh South East safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Rayleigh South East at a rate of 33.2 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, 25 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Rayleigh South East.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (112), other crime (52) and vehicle crime (28).
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 South East alone. See Rochford
Rayleigh South East in brief
The median price paid for a home in Rayleigh South East was £430,000 in 2025.
Rayleigh South East had 7,816 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Rayleigh South East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Rayleigh South East, 80.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.