Crime Rates at Durants Walk, Wickford, SS12 9DD

Durants Walk area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Castledon & Crouch , and the 220th 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 Durants Walk (SS12 9DD) in the last 12 months was 48.0 per 1,000 residents and was 13.1% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 28.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -43.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 25.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Durants Walk (SS12 9DD), the main crime hotspot is near A129. Police recorded 89 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.