Crime Rates at Bower Lane, Basildon, SS14 3PQ

Bower Lane area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 78 local areas in Fryerns , and the 219th highest crime rate of 552 local areas in Basildon .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bower Lane (SS14 3PQ) in the last 12 months was 75.2 per 1,000 residents and was 54.4% lower than the Fryerns average (164.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 19.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bower Lane (SS14 3PQ), 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.