Total Crime Rate
41.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
31.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Canna Gardens 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 Canna Gardens (SS12 9GL) 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 Canna Gardens (SS12 9GL), 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.
View Crime In Wickford Park| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Potton Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Staffa Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Staffa Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Uxbridge Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Orkney Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodberry Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Heathercroft Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rhum Mews | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pladda Mews | Under investigation |
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