Total Crime Rate

55.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

9.3 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 55.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 9.3 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.3 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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
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

Melville Drive area has the 21st highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Castledon & Crouch , and the 246th 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 Melville Drive (SS12 9FE) in the last 12 months was 55.6 per 1,000 residents and was 7.0% lower than the Castledon & Crouch average (59.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melville Drive (SS12 9FE), the main crime hotspot is near Sinclair Walk. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Melville Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Sinclair Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Barbour Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barbour Green —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barbour Green —
Apr 2026Other theft Campbell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shaw Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Shaw Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shaw Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cranfield Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Galt Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Campbell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barbour Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smollett Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drummond Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maclaren Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Muir Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maclaren Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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