Total Crime Rate
567.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025St Ediths Court area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Billericay East , and the 17th 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 St Ediths Court (CM12 9HZ) in the last 12 months was 567.5 per 1,000 residents and was 1200.3% higher than the Billericay East average (43.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 77 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 99.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Ediths Court (CM12 9HZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 110 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Ediths Lane (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Billericay East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Chestnut Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | High Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | High Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wakefield Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wakefield Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sun Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Supermarket | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Ediths Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Burghstead Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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