Crime Rates at Ballards Walk, Basildon, SS15 5HP

Ballards Walk area has the highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Lee Chapel North , and the 24th 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 Ballards Walk (SS15 5HP) in the last 12 months was 346.7 per 1,000 residents and was 262.2% 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 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 59 (≈ 169.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 34.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ballards Walk (SS15 5HP), the main crime hotspot is near Woolmergreen. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.