Total Crime Rate

63.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.9 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 63.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 40.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.6 3/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Market Avenue area has the 17th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Castledon & Crouch , and the 272nd 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 Market Avenue (SS12 0AE) in the last 12 months was 63.6 per 1,000 residents and was 6.5% higher than the Castledon & Crouch average (59.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 40.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Market Avenue (SS12 0AE), the main crime hotspot is near High Street. Police recorded 162 crimes here, including 57 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Market Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/46)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs A129 Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Keats Way —
Apr 2026Burglary High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beccles Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A129 —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A129 —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A129 —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bridge House Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson A129 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A129 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A129 Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Irvon Hill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Irvon Hill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order High Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Irvon Hill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Apr 2026Other theft High Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary Market Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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