Total Crime Rate

42.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.0 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 42.1 4/10
  • Violent crimes 20.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.7 4/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.4 3/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Public order 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Pleshey Close area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Castledon & Crouch , and the 202nd 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 Pleshey Close (SS12 9RH) in the last 12 months was 42.1 per 1,000 residents and was 29.5% lower than the Castledon & Crouch average (59.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 60.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 20.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pleshey Close (SS12 9RH), the main crime hotspot is near Hillwood Grove. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pleshey Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mendip Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Glebe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Robert Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Robert Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Robert Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Halstead Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mendip Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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