Total Crime Rate

41.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 41.8 4/10
  • Violent crimes 16.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.6 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Shoplifting 5.6 4/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Southcote Crescent area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 78 local areas in Fryerns , and the 198th lowest 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 Southcote Crescent (SS14 3QA) in the last 12 months was 41.8 per 1,000 residents and was 75.7% lower than the Fryerns average (171.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 16.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southcote Crescent (SS14 3QA), the main crime hotspot is near Whitmore Court. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Southcote Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/37)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Faraday Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Canterbury Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Battleswick —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Battleswick —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avon Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Britten Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Britten Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Austen Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Fryth —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avon Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avon Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Craylands Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Lichfields —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Lichfields —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Newton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stephenson Drive —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stephenson Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stephenson Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southcote Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avon Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Battleswick —
Apr 2026Drugs Avon Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Pankhurst Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Herschell Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beeleigh East Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beeleigh East —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Herschell Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitmore Court —
Apr 2026Drugs Whitmore Court Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Whitmore Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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