Total Crime Rate

66.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 66.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.5 6/10
  • Public order 12.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 6.3 7/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Whitmore Way area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 78 local areas in Fryerns , and the 248th 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 2ER) in the last 12 months was 66.5 per 1,000 residents and was 59.7% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 44.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitmore Way (SS14 2ER), 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 Whitmore Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Longacre Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs The Turpins Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longacre Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Trimley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trimley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trimley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trimley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Horsley Cross Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Waldringfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Waldringfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft The Upway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Honeypot Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Honeypot Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Priors Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Honeypot Lane Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gippeswyk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Methersgate Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Honeypot Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Priors Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Honeypot Lane
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Priors Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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