Rayleigh South West
Middle areaWest Rochford. 8,784 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 3.4 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Rayleigh South West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Rayleigh South West
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Rayleigh South West at a rate of 87.1 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 | 302 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 104 |
| Other crime | 99 |
| Shoplifting | 84 |
| Drug offences | 58 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 55 |
| Vehicle crime | 30 |
| Burglary | 19 |
| Robbery | 9 |
| Theft from the person | 5 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Rayleigh South West compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Rayleigh South West safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Rayleigh South West at a rate of 87.1 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, 73 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Rayleigh South West.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (302), anti-social behaviour (104) and other crime (99).
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 West alone. See Rochford
Rayleigh South West in brief
The median price paid for a home in Rayleigh South West was £410,000 in 2025.
Rayleigh South West had 8,691 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Rayleigh South West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Rayleigh South West, 89.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.