Total Crime Rate

177.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 177.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 21.0 7/10
  • Burglary 16.3 10/10
  • Public order 11.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Deirdre Avenue area has the 5th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Castledon & Crouch , and the 65th 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 Deirdre Avenue (SS12 0AX) in the last 12 months was 177.2 per 1,000 residents and was 220.7% higher than the Castledon & Crouch average (55.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 65.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 47.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Deirdre Avenue (SS12 0AX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brooklands (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Deirdre Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brooklands Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Eleanor Chase Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brooklands Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brooklands Under investigation
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Data Sources

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