Total Crime Rate
761.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bowlers Croft 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 Bowlers Croft (SS14 3EE) 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 Bowlers Croft (SS14 3EE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Battleswick, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Holden Gardens (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Fryerns| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theydon Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Holden Gardens | Under investigation |
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