Total Crime Rate

761.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 761.7 10/10
  • Other theft 230.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 228.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 57.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.3 10/10
  • Burglary 28.5 10/10
  • Public order 18.1 9/10
  • Drugs 15.5 9/10
  • Other crime 13.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.4 9/10
  • Theft from the person 7.8 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.2 8/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
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 5th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Fryerns , and the 9th 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 Whitmore Way (SS14 2TL) in the last 12 months was 761.7 per 1,000 residents and was 362.2% higher than the Fryerns average (164.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 89 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 95.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitmore Way (SS14 2TL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Whitmore Court, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sports/Recreation Area (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Whitmore Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pankhurst Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Whitmore Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Whitmore Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Whitmore Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Whitmore Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitmore Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bower Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barrington Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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