Total Crime Rate

169.2 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 169.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.2 10/10
  • Drugs 15.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.1 6/10
  • Other theft 12.1 8/10
  • Public order 9.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.1 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.0 8/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 21st highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Fryerns , and the 69th 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 Whitmore Way (SS14 2HW) in the last 12 months was 169.2 per 1,000 residents and was 2.7% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 175.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 81.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Southern Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Priors Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Waldringfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Waldringfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Honeypot Lane —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Honeypot Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Honeypot Lane Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Honeypot Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Honeypot Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Southern Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longacre Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Longacre Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Priors Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Priors Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft The Upway Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Horsley Cross Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Roselaine Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Methersgate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gippeswyk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Southern Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Roselaine Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Roselaine Offender given a caution
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Data Sources

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