Total Crime Rate

147.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 147.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 58.8 8/10
  • Shoplifting 37.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.7 6/10
  • Public order 24.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.4 8/10
  • Burglary 10.7 9/10
  • Other theft 8.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Chapel Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Billericay East , and the 87th 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 Chapel Street (CM12 9LY) in the last 12 months was 147.1 per 1,000 residents and was 280.8% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 58.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chapel Street (CM12 9LY), 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 Chapel Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
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 High Street 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 2026Drugs Petrol Station Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sun Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sun Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Billericay Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Ediths Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order High Cloister Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime West Cloister Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Radstocks Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Radstocks Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Radstocks Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Radstocks Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Radstocks Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Radstocks Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Radford Court
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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