Total Crime Rate

45.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 45.9 5/10
  • Public order 10.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • Theft from the person 5.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Selworthy Close area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Burstead , and the 211th lowest crime rate of 552 local areas in Basildon .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Selworthy Close (CM11 2SL) in the last 12 months was 45.9 per 1,000 residents and was 12.8% higher than the Burstead average (40.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 20.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 25.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Selworthy Close (CM11 2SL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Passingham Avenue, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hickstars Lane (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Selworthy Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Well Mead Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hammonds Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Passingham Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Langham Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Langham Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Ganels Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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