Total Crime Rate
53.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Dengayne area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 78 local areas in Fryerns , and the 253rd lowest crime rate of 552 local areas in Basildon .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Dengayne (SS14 1QL) in the last 12 months was 53.9 per 1,000 residents and was 67.3% lower 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 41.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dengayne (SS14 1QL), the main crime hotspot is near Beatty Lane. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Fryerns| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Dengayne | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Heron Dale | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brownlow Cross | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Saffron Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Gordon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hockley Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Fairlop Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Dengayne | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sunnedon | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Heron Dale | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Heron Dale | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beatty Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beatty Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Beatty Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heron Dale | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Pattocks | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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