Total Crime Rate

214.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 214.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 67.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 42.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 39.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.5 8/10
  • Other theft 18.4 9/10
  • Other crime 12.3 10/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Robbery 6.1 7/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Hovefields Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Pitsea North West , and the 49th highest crime rate of 552 local areas in Basildon .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hovefields Avenue (SS13 1EB) in the last 12 months was 214.7 per 1,000 residents and was 56.8% higher than the Pitsea North West average (136.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 42.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hovefields Avenue (SS13 1EB), the main crime hotspot is near Hovefields Avenue. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hovefields Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Hovefields Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Josselin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hovefields Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hovefields Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Watkins Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hovefields Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hovefields Avenue Local resolution
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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