Total Crime Rate

168.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 168.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 85.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.1 9/10
  • Drugs 9.5 8/10
  • Public order 9.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.4 4/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Priors Close area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Fryerns , and the 70th highest crime rate of 552 local areas in Basildon .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Priors Close (SS14 1JZ) in the last 12 months was 168.3 per 1,000 residents and was 2.1% higher than the Fryerns average (164.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 95.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Priors Close (SS14 1JZ), the main crime hotspot is near Priors Close. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Priors Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Broadmayne Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Longacre Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Priors Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Priors East —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nether Priors Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Nether Priors Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Nether Priors Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Priors East Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Priors Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Broadmayne Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longacre Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Priors Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gippeswyk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Horsley Cross Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Clickett End Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clickett End Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Broadmayne Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Methersgate Under investigation
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Data Sources

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