Total Crime Rate
63.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Kenilworth Place area has the 20th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Burstead , and the 263rd highest crime rate of 552 local areas in Basildon .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Kenilworth Place (SS15 4DG) in the last 12 months was 63.6 per 1,000 residents and was 56.3% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 56.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kenilworth Place (SS15 4DG), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 24 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 | Drugs | Wash Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Burches | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Burches | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Burches | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | South Wash Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | New Waverley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | New Waverley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | New Waverley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Kenilworth Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Wash Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Burches | — |
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