Crime Rates at Deirdre Close, Wickford, SS12 0AZ

Deirdre Close area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Castledon & Crouch , and the 24th lowest crime rate of 552 local areas in Basildon .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Deirdre Close (SS12 0AZ) in the last 12 months was 9.0 per 1,000 residents and was 83.7% lower than the Castledon & Crouch average (55.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Deirdre Close (SS12 0AZ), 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.