Crime Rate in Castledon & Crouch, ward

Castledon & Crouch has the 4th lowest crime rate of 14 wards in Basildon district and the 3053rd lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 471st highest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Castledon & Crouch in the last 12 months was 55.2 per 1,000 residents and was 44.8% lower than the Basildon district average (100.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Castledon & Crouch’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 240 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -5.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 286 (≈ 24.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Castledon & Crouch ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Sports/Recreation Area, with 31 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Oak Lane (12 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.