Total Crime Rate

73.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 73.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 44.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.1 8/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ballards Walk area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Lee Chapel North , and the 234th highest crime rate of 552 local areas in Basildon .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ballards Walk (SS15 5JR) in the last 12 months was 73.8 per 1,000 residents and was 20.5% lower than the Lee Chapel North average (92.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 44.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ballards Walk (SS15 5JR), the main crime hotspot is near Great Knightleys. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ballards Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ballards Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woolmergreen Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Mynchens Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Boytons Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Boytons —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Great Knightleys —
Apr 2026Public order Great Knightleys Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woolmergreen Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mynchens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woolmergreen Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ballards Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ballards Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Teagles —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ballards Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mynchens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jermayns Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eldeland Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jermayns Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Jermayns Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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