Total Crime Rate

86.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 86.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 55.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.4 5/10
  • Other crime 8.4 9/10
  • Public order 8.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Drugs 5.6 6/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Walnut Close area has the 9th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Burstead , and the 190th highest crime rate of 552 local areas in Basildon .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Walnut Close (SS15 4DS) in the last 12 months was 86.4 per 1,000 residents and was 89.2% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 55.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walnut Close (SS15 4DS), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 45 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 Walnut Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cypress Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aspen Court Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons River View Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vaughan Williams Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft High Road North Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fir Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Fir Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Holst Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Holst Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Aspen Court Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aspen Court Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aspen Court Action to be taken by another organisation
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Data Sources

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