Total Crime Rate

66.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 66.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 22.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.8 7/10
  • Drugs 14.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Whitmore Way area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 78 local areas in Fryerns , and the 261st highest crime rate of 552 local areas in Basildon .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whitmore Way (SS14 2EP) in the last 12 months was 66.7 per 1,000 residents and was 61.2% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 22.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitmore Way (SS14 2EP), the main crime hotspot is near Priors Close. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Whitmore Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horsley Cross Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Methersgate Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Bentley Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Priors Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waldringfield —
Apr 2026Other crime Tangham Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Tangham Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Methersgate Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Upway Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Falkenham Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Priors Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Methersgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Falkenham Row Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longacre Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ghyllgrove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Longacre Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horsley Cross Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Honeypot Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Priors Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Priors Close Under investigation
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Short Acre —
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Data Sources

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