Total Crime Rate

91.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 91.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.9 8/10
  • Drugs 11.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.4 5/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • Public order 5.6 5/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • 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
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

Walnut Close area has the 8th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Burstead , and the 178th 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 4DT) in the last 12 months was 91.9 per 1,000 residents and was 125.8% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 47.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 70.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walnut Close (SS15 4DT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Vaughan Williams Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Walnut Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dunton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Archer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Walnut Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walnut Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Vaughan Williams Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Beecham Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beecham Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Archer Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Archer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cypress Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Winchester Gardens Under investigation

Data Sources

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