Total Crime Rate

341.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

184.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 341.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 184.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 152.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.6 9/10
  • Drugs 31.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.7 10/10
  • Public order 25.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.5 9/10
  • Other theft 8.5 7/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.4 8/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Hereford Walk area has the 10th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Fryerns , and the 27th 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 Hereford Walk (SS14 3RG) in the last 12 months was 341.8 per 1,000 residents and was 99.0% higher 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 72 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 162.5% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 87 (≈ 184.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hereford Walk (SS14 3RG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kennet Way, where police recorded 123 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Jordan Way (72 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hereford Walk area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Jordan Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bronte Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gainsborough Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gainsborough Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Walton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Kennet Way Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Kennet Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Kennet Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bronte Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bronte Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bronte Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bronte Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bronte Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Kennet Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Kennet Way Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Kennet Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Britten Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Britten Avenue
Apr 2026Public order Canterbury Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kennet Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kennet Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kennet Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Craylands Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kennet Way Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kennet Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kennet Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Kennet Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Kennet Way Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jordan Way
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lark Way Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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