Hockley South & Hawkwell West
Middle areaWest Rochford. 8,194 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 4.4 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Hockley South & Hawkwell West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Hockley South & Hawkwell West
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Hockley South & Hawkwell West at a rate of 40.6 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 | 119 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 73 |
| Other crime | 40 |
| Shoplifting | 35 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 30 |
| Vehicle crime | 17 |
| Burglary | 8 |
| Drug offences | 7 |
| Robbery | 4 |
| Theft from the person | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Hockley South & Hawkwell West compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Hockley South & Hawkwell West safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Hockley South & Hawkwell West at a rate of 40.6 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, 33 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Hockley South & Hawkwell West.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (119), anti-social behaviour (73) and other crime (40).
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 Hockley South & Hawkwell West alone. See Rochford
Hockley South & Hawkwell West in brief
The median price paid for a home in Hockley South & Hawkwell West was £445,100 in 2025.
Hockley South & Hawkwell West had 7,919 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Hockley South & Hawkwell West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Hockley South & Hawkwell West, 93.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.