Rochford Town & Canewdon
Middle areaNorth Rochford. 5,868 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 43 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Rochford Town & Canewdon live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Rochford Town & Canewdon
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Rochford Town & Canewdon at a rate of 89.1 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 | 250 |
| Other crime | 77 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 56 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 45 |
| Drug offences | 26 |
| Vehicle crime | 21 |
| Burglary | 20 |
| Shoplifting | 19 |
| Robbery | 7 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Rochford Town & Canewdon compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Rochford Town & Canewdon safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Rochford Town & Canewdon at a rate of 89.1 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, 39 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Rochford Town & Canewdon.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (250), other crime (77) and anti-social behaviour (56).
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 Rochford Town & Canewdon alone. See Rochford
Rochford Town & Canewdon in brief
The median price paid for a home in Rochford Town & Canewdon was £325,000 in 2025.
Rochford Town & Canewdon had 5,654 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Rochford Town & Canewdon live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Rochford Town & Canewdon, 97.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.