Total Crime Rate

2307.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

1000.0 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 2307.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 1000.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 713.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 343.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 338.5 10/10
  • Drugs 234.4 10/10
  • Public order 177.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 114.6 10/10
  • Other theft 83.3 10/10
  • Other crime 72.9 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 57.3 10/10
  • Robbery 52.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 41.7 10/10
  • Burglary 36.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 26.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 15.6 10/10
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

East Square area has the highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Fryerns , and the 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 East Square (SS14 1AA) in the last 12 months was 2307.3 per 1,000 residents and was 1243.4% 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 137 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 192 (≈ 1000.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around East Square (SS14 1AA), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 466 crimes here, including 172 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in East Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/84)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Little Oaks Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Little Oaks Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Square Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Square Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Gateway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Basildon Bus Station Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Basildon Bus Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Gateway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Square Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fodderwick Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Southernhay Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Braybrooke Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Braybrooke Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Cherrydown East Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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