Total Crime Rate
177.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Shepeshall area has the 6th highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Langdon Hills , and the 63rd 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 Shepeshall (SS15 5EL) in the last 12 months was 177.7 per 1,000 residents and was 95.9% higher than the Langdon Hills average (90.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -71.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 103.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 24.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Shepeshall (SS15 5EL), 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.
View Crime In Langdon Hills| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shepeshall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Jermayns | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shepeshall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Trindehay | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ardleigh | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Swan Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Great Knightleys | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Thornbush | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Trindehay | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thornbush | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Great Knightleys | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jermayns | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ardleigh | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Falstones | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Teagles | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Raleigh Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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