Total Crime Rate

165.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 165.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 49.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.3 7/10
  • Other theft 15.3 9/10
  • Burglary 12.3 9/10
  • Other crime 9.2 9/10
  • Drugs 6.1 6/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hovefields Avenue area has the 5th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Pitsea North West , and the 71st 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 165.6 per 1,000 residents and was 13.0% higher than the Pitsea North West average (146.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 33.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hovefields Avenue (SS13 1EB), the main crime hotspot is near Hovefields Avenue. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 24 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
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Josselin Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Scimitar Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Josselin Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Josselin Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Watkins Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Watkins Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hovefields Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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