Crime Rate in Castledon & Crouch, ward

Castledon & Crouch has the 5th lowest crime rate of 14 wards in Basildon district and the 3564th lowest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 420th highest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Castledon & Crouch in the last 12 months was 59.8 per 1,000 residents and was 40.4% lower than the Basildon district average (100.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Castledon & Crouch’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 259 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 3 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 303 (≈ 25.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Castledon & Crouch ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Goodview Road. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.