Total Crime Rate

407.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

189.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 407.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 189.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 147.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 89.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 38.8 10/10
  • Drugs 34.9 10/10
  • Other theft 19.4 9/10
  • Public order 19.4 9/10
  • Burglary 15.5 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 15.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.6 8/10
  • Robbery 7.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
  • Theft from the person 3.9 5/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Cheshunts area has the 9th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Fryerns , and the 22nd 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 Cheshunts (SS13 3NL) in the last 12 months was 407.0 per 1,000 residents and was 137.0% higher than the Fryerns average (171.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 189.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 115.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cheshunts (SS13 3NL), the main crime hotspot is near Beambridge. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cheshunts area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (29/29)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wimbish Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mill Green —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beambridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beambridge Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wimbish Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mariskals Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Travers Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Travers Way Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Other crime Mariskals Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chevers Pawen Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wickford Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheshunts Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Mill Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Beambridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Broomfields Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chalk End Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chalk End Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chalk End Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broomfields Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broomfields Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Other theft Wimbish Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broomfields Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Broomfields Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beambridge Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beambridge Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Beambridge Under investigation
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Data Sources

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