Total Crime Rate

239.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

146.5 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 239.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 146.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 127.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.6 7/10
  • Public order 18.6 9/10
  • Drugs 16.3 9/10
  • Other theft 14.0 9/10
  • Burglary 9.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.3 7/10
  • Shoplifting 9.3 5/10
  • Other crime 7.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Chester Way area has the 14th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Fryerns , and the 36th highest crime rate of 552 local areas in Basildon .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chester Way (SS14 3TB) in the last 12 months was 239.5 per 1,000 residents and was 39.5% 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 55 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 63 (≈ 146.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chester Way (SS14 3TB), 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.

View Crime In Basildon

Crime Over Time in Chester Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Pankhurst Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avon Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Kennet Way Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Kennet Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Kennet Way Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Kennet Way Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kennet Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kennet Way Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kennet Way
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kennet Way
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kennet Way
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kennet Way
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Lichfields
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Lichfields
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avon Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Kennet Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avon Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avon Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Avon Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lark Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lark Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lark Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lark Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lark Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lark Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Lark Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Herschell Court
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Herschell Court
Apr 2026Public order Kennet Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Kennet Way Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.