Total Crime Rate

83.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.3 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 83.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 44.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.3 9/10
  • Other theft 9.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.9 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.9 4/10
  • Drugs 4.9 5/10
  • Public order 4.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Crest Avenue area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Pitsea South East , and the 201st highest 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 Crest Avenue (SS13 2EF) in the last 12 months was 83.7 per 1,000 residents and was 44.3% lower than the Pitsea South East average (150.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 44.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crest Avenue (SS13 2EF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Widgeons, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodcote Crescent (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Crest Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (29/29)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Widgeons Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Crest Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Rectory Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary Delhi Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Delhi Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Carlisle Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Carlisle Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Headcorn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Appleford Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Appleford Court Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crown Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crown Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Kingsdown Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crown Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs St Mary'S Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Appleford Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs St Mary'S Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Mary'S Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Crest Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Crest Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Crest Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Charlton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crest Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Crest Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crest Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tanswell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leigh Fells Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Trianon Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Appleford Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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