Total Crime Rate
1474.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
471.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ghyllgrove 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 Ghyllgrove (SS14 2LA) in the last 12 months was 1474.3 per 1,000 residents and was 758.4% higher than the Fryerns average (171.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 145 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 3 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -12.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 174 (≈ 471.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ghyllgrove (SS14 2LA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ghyllgrove Close, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Perry Green (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Basildon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Tangham Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Tangham Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ghyllgrove Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ghyllgrove Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ghyllgrove Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Waldringfield | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Little Bentley | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ghyllgrove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Perry Green | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Glebe Field | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Perry Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Upway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Falkenham Rise | Under investigation |
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