Total Crime Rate
53.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lilac Avenue area has the 26th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Castledon & Crouch , and the 252nd lowest 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 Lilac Avenue (SS12 0BL) in the last 12 months was 53.7 per 1,000 residents and was 2.8% lower than the Castledon & Crouch average (55.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 16.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lilac Avenue (SS12 0BL), 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.
View Crime In Castledon & Crouch| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bridge House Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brooklands | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Keats Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Eleanor Chase | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brooklands | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bridge House Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brooklands | Under investigation |
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