Total Crime Rate

58.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 58.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.2 8/10
  • Drugs 6.7 7/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.2 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.2 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Spruce Close area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Burstead , and the 270th lowest 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 Spruce Close (SS15 4DF) in the last 12 months was 58.0 per 1,000 residents and was 42.6% higher 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 26.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Spruce Close (SS15 4DF), the main crime hotspot is near Aspen Court. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Spruce Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dunton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cypress Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Winchester Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Osier Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Osier Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Walnut Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walnut Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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