Total Crime Rate
39.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Rhum Mews area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Wickford North , and the 178th lowest crime rate of 552 local areas in Basildon .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Rhum Mews (SS12 9JU) in the last 12 months was 39.2 per 1,000 residents and was 35.7% lower than the Wickford North average (60.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 550.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 33.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 550.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rhum Mews (SS12 9JU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Heathercroft Road, where police recorded 12 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 North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Heathercroft Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rochford Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rhum Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Orkney Gardens | Under investigation |
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