Total Crime Rate

1776.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

677.6 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 1776.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 677.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 500.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 336.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 226.8 10/10
  • Drugs 169.4 10/10
  • Public order 125.7 10/10
  • Other theft 87.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 79.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 68.3 10/10
  • Burglary 46.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 32.8 10/10
  • Robbery 32.8 10/10
  • Other crime 30.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 21.9 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 19.1 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

Southernhay area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Fryerns , and the 2nd 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 Southernhay (SS14 1EU) in the last 12 months was 1776.0 per 1,000 residents and was 934.0% 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 183 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 7 cases , down -12.5% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 31.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -19.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 248 (≈ 677.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southernhay (SS14 1EU), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 396 crimes here, including 146 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Southernhay area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/44)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Market Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Gateway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Market Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Gateway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Southern Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southern Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southern Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Southernhay Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Basildon Bus Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Basildon Bus Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Basildon Bus Station Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Witchards —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Witchards Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Square Under investigation
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 Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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