Total Crime Rate
9.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Kings Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Burstead , and the 22nd 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 Kings Road (SS15 4AB) in the last 12 months was 9.0 per 1,000 residents and was 78.0% lower than the Burstead average (40.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -93.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kings Road (SS15 4AB), the main crime hotspot is near Braiswick Place. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Burstead| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Latimer Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dunton Road | Under investigation |
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