Total Crime Rate

567.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 567.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 305.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 83.3 10/10
  • Other crime 47.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.8 9/10
  • Other theft 19.8 10/10
  • Public order 15.9 9/10
  • Burglary 11.9 9/10
  • Drugs 11.9 9/10
  • Theft from the person 7.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Sun Street 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 Sun Street (CM12 9LW) 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 Sun Street (CM12 9LW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 110 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Roman Way (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sun Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burghstead Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences School Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Hillside Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roman Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Roman Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences School Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roman Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sun Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Ediths Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Drugs Laindon Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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