Total Crime Rate
13.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Nicholl Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Burstead , and the 46th lowest crime rate of 552 local areas in Basildon .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Nicholl Road (SS15 5PY) in the last 12 months was 13.0 per 1,000 residents and was 68.0% lower than the Burstead average (40.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 3 cases , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
In the area around Nicholl Road (SS15 5PY), the main crime hotspot is near The Mead. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Burstead| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Spire Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Mead | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Anns Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Manor Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Manor Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Spire Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tavistock Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tavistock Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tavistock Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Vaughan Williams Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Archer Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Archer Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Archer Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Victoria Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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