Total Crime Rate

767.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

136.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 767.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 476.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 136.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 92.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 61.9 10/10
  • Public order 37.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.9 10/10
  • Burglary 15.5 10/10
  • Other crime 15.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.5 9/10
  • Drugs 12.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cromwell Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Billericay East , and the 10th highest crime rate of 552 local areas in Basildon .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cromwell Avenue (CM12 0AE) in the last 12 months was 767.8 per 1,000 residents and was 1888.1% higher than the Billericay East average (38.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 154 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 136.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cromwell Avenue (CM12 0AE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 171 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Radstocks (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Cromwell Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Billericay Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Radstocks Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Radstocks Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Radstocks Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Radford Court —
Apr 2026Burglary Radstocks Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dawson Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Dawson Mews Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Radstocks Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Radstocks Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime West Cloister Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order High Cloister Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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