Crime Rates at The Dell, Wickford, SS11 8AG

The Dell area has the 14th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Wickford North , and the 257th 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 The Dell (SS11 8AG) in the last 12 months was 68.2 per 1,000 residents and was 16.2% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 35.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Dell (SS11 8AG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Charles Drive, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near West Beech Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.