Total Crime Rate

95.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 95.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 42.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.6 8/10
  • Drugs 7.1 7/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Harold Gardens area has the 9th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Wickford North , and the 165th highest crime rate of 552 local areas in Basildon .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Harold Gardens (SS11 7EP) in the last 12 months was 95.4 per 1,000 residents and was 62.6% higher than the Wickford North average (58.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 42.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 31.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harold Gardens (SS11 7EP), the main crime hotspot is near Ilgars Road. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Harold Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Locarno Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Viking Way —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ilgars Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Saxon Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitelands Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Whitelands Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Church End Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ilgars Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Viking Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Regency Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hereward Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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