Crime Rates at Cunningham Drive, Wickford, SS12 9PF

Cunningham Drive area has the 21st highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Wickford North , and the 196th 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 Cunningham Drive (SS12 9PF) in the last 12 months was 41.4 per 1,000 residents and was 29.5% lower than the Wickford North average (58.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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