Total Crime Rate
130.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
83.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Little Searles area has the 7th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Pitsea North West , and the 103rd 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 Little Searles (SS13 1NE) in the last 12 months was 130.6 per 1,000 residents and was 4.6% lower than the Pitsea North West average (136.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 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 ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 83.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Little Searles (SS13 1NE), the main crime hotspot is near Bartlow Side. Police recorded 185 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Basildon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Bartlow Side | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Little Searles | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Plumleys | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Charlton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakdene Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bartlow Side | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Oakdene Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Chalvedon Avenue | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tanswell Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eastbrooks Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eastbrooks Place | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eastbrooks Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Eastbrooks Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Little Searles | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Somerset Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Winifred Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Winifred Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bartlow Side | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bartlow Side | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bartlow Side | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bartlow Side | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bartlow Side | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bartlow Side | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bartlow Side | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bartlow Side | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Plumleys | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Oakdene Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Malyons Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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