Total Crime Rate
166.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
98.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Colville Mews area has the highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Billericay West , and the 71st 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 Colville Mews (CM12 0SW) in the last 12 months was 166.0 per 1,000 residents and was 214.7% higher than the Billericay West average (52.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 98.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Colville Mews (CM12 0SW), the main crime hotspot is near Lorrimore Close. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Vincent Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen'S Gate Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen'S Gate Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | The Foxgloves | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lorrimore Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lorrimore Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Granville Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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