Crime Rate in Fryerns, ward

Fryerns has the 2nd highest crime rate of 14 wards in Basildon district and the 426th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 32nd highest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Fryerns in the last 12 months was 171.8 per 1,000 residents and was 71.3% higher than the Basildon district average (100.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Fryerns’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 923 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 17 cases , up 13.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 30.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,157 (≈ 76.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Fryerns ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Festival Way. Police recorded 298 crimes here, including 84 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.