Total Crime Rate
126.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
79.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Benham Walk area has the 10th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Pitsea North West , and the 107th highest crime rate of 552 local areas in Basildon .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Benham Walk (SS13 1NU) in the last 12 months was 126.8 per 1,000 residents and was 7.3% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 133.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 79.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Benham Walk (SS13 1NU), the main crime hotspot is near Bradley Green. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 25 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 | Other crime | Soane Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Oakdene Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brecon Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Scaldhurst | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Scaldhurst | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Calvert Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tenterfields | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Daltons Fen | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bradley Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bradley Green | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bradley Green | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakdene Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Oakdene Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Shirley Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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