Crime Rates at Smollett Place, Wickford, SS12 9SE

Smollett Place area has the 21st highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Castledon & Crouch , and the 246th 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 Smollett Place (SS12 9SE) in the last 12 months was 55.6 per 1,000 residents and was 7.0% lower than the Castledon & Crouch average (59.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Smollett Place (SS12 9SE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 114 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.