Total Crime Rate

38.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

10.5 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 38.3 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 10.5 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Balfour Close area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Castledon & Crouch , and the 182nd 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 Balfour Close (SS12 9QA) in the last 12 months was 38.3 per 1,000 residents and was 35.9% lower than the Castledon & Crouch average (59.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Balfour Close (SS12 9QA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rose Close, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sinclair Walk (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Balfour Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shaw Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Campbell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maclaren Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cranfield Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Sinclair Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rose Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shaw Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shaw Close —
Apr 2026Burglary Campbell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mackenzie Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barbour Green —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barbour Green —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Barbour Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barbour Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drummond Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maclaren Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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