Total Crime Rate
44.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
35.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026High Street area has the 19th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Billericay East , and the 211th lowest crime rate of 552 local areas in Basildon .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (CM12 9FP) in the last 12 months was 44.9 per 1,000 residents and was 16.2% higher than the Billericay East average (38.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 35.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around High Street (CM12 9FP), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Radstocks | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Radford Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Radstocks | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Petrol Station | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Radstocks | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Radstocks | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Radstocks | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Radstocks | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | West Cloister | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | High Cloister | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Dawson Mews | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dawson Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Billericay | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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