Crime Rate in Langdon Hills, ward

Langdon Hills has the 5th highest crime rate of 14 wards in Basildon district and the 1799th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 155th highest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Langdon Hills in the last 12 months was 96.3 per 1,000 residents and was 3.9% lower than the Basildon district average (100.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Langdon Hills’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 632 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 4 cases , up 33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -13.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 745 (≈ 50.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Langdon Hills ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 164 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.