Total Crime Rate

1317.1 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 1317.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 327.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 308.9 10/10
  • Other theft 214.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 119.2 10/10
  • Public order 92.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 70.5 10/10
  • Drugs 48.8 10/10
  • Other crime 46.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 46.1 8/10
  • Burglary 27.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.1 9/10
  • Robbery 8.1 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

The Upway area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Fryerns , and the 4th highest crime rate of 552 local areas in Basildon .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Upway (SS14 2JA) in the last 12 months was 1317.1 per 1,000 residents and was 699.3% 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 121 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 3 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 158 (≈ 428.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Upway (SS14 2JA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ghyllgrove Close, where police recorded 57 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Honeypot Lane (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Fryerns

Crime Over Time in The Upway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Horsley Cross Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Waldringfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Honeypot Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Honeypot Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Honeypot Lane Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Honeypot Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Honeypot Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cormorant Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glebe Field Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Glebe Field Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fair Mead Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moat Field Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ghyllgrove Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ghyllgrove Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gippeswyk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Waldringfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs The Turpins Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft The Upway Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 18 of 18

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑