Crime Rate in Wickford North, ward

Wickford North has the 5th lowest crime rate of 14 wards in Basildon district and the 3525th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 403rd highest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Wickford North in the last 12 months was 60.9 per 1,000 residents and was 39.1% lower than the Basildon district average (100.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Wickford North’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 299 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , down -60.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 358 (≈ 26.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Wickford North ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Arundel Road. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.