Total Crime Rate

63.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 63.2 6/10
  • Violent crimes 39.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.7 6/10
  • Public order 15.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.9 8/10
  • Drugs 7.9 7/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Wash Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Burstead , and the 274th highest crime rate of 552 local areas in Basildon .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wash Road (SS15 4BS) in the last 12 months was 63.2 per 1,000 residents and was 38.6% higher than the Burstead average (45.6 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 Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 39.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wash Road (SS15 4BS), the main crime hotspot is near Crouch Street. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wash Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fawcett Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Robinia Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Wash Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crouch Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crouch Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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