Total Crime Rate

41.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 41.8 4/10
  • Violent crimes 31.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.2 4/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Potton Drive area has the 20th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Wickford North , and the 198th 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 Potton Drive (SS12 9GD) in the last 12 months was 41.8 per 1,000 residents and was 28.8% lower than the Wickford North average (58.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 31.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Potton Drive (SS12 9GD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Barra Glade, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Canna Gardens (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Potton Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodberry Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Potton Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heathercroft Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rhum Mews Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Uxbridge Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Orkney Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadowland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pladda Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Staffa Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Staffa Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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