Total Crime Rate

20.1 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 20.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.8 3/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dunton Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Burstead , and the 78th 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 Dunton Road (SS15 4DD) in the last 12 months was 20.1 per 1,000 residents and was 50.6% lower than the Burstead average (40.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dunton Road (SS15 4DD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Walnut Close, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near High Road North (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Dunton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dunton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cypress Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Osier Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Osier Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walnut Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Walnut Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Latimer Drive —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Winchester Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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