Crime Rates at Great Knightleys, Basildon, SS15 5ED

Great Knightleys area has the 4th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Lee Chapel North , and the 31st highest crime rate of 552 local areas in Basildon .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Great Knightleys (SS15 5ED) in the last 12 months was 281.0 per 1,000 residents and was 193.6% higher than the Lee Chapel North average (95.7 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 crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 140.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Great Knightleys (SS15 5ED), the main crime hotspot is near Great Knightleys. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.