Total Crime Rate

116.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 116.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 32.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.7 5/10
  • Other theft 17.3 9/10
  • Theft from the person 13.0 9/10
  • Public order 10.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.5 4/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Burglary 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dunton Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Burstead , and the 120th highest crime rate of 552 local areas in Basildon .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dunton Road (CM12 9TY) in the last 12 months was 116.9 per 1,000 residents and was 156.1% higher than the Burstead average (45.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -23.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 32.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dunton Road (CM12 9TY), the main crime hotspot is near Southfield Chase. Police recorded 3 crimes here, including 1 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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