Crime Rate in Pitsea North West, ward

Pitsea North West has the 4th highest crime rate of 14 wards in Basildon district and the 777th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 62nd highest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Pitsea North West in the last 12 months was 136.9 per 1,000 residents and was 36.5% higher than the Basildon district average (100.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Pitsea North West’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 640 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 5 cases , down -16.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -24.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 759 (≈ 58.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Pitsea North West ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Bartlow Side, with 185 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Northlands Place (34 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.