Total Crime Rate

84.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 84.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.1 8/10
  • Drugs 14.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.4 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Wickford Avenue area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Pitsea South East , and the 190th highest crime rate of 552 local areas in Basildon .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wickford Avenue (SS13 3HQ) in the last 12 months was 84.6 per 1,000 residents and was 46.8% lower than the Pitsea South East average (159.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 44.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wickford Avenue (SS13 3HQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 89 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Maydells (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wickford Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broadway Link Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parkhurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maydells
Sep 2025Drugs Maydells Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maydells Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maydells Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maydells Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maydells Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broadway Link Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Edinburgh Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Broadway Link Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Broadway Link Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carisbrooke Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Broadway Link Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Broadway Link
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dover Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Caister Drive Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Other crime Caister Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson B1464 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Caister Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Rectory Park Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Local resolution

Data Sources

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