Total Crime Rate

67.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.2 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 67.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 37.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.9 7/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.7 3/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Tavistock Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Burstead , and the 259th 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 Tavistock Road (SS15 5QE) in the last 12 months was 67.4 per 1,000 residents and was 47.8% higher than the Burstead average (45.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 37.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tavistock Road (SS15 5QE), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Tavistock Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Holst Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cypress Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vaughan Williams Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kings Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Holst Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Claremont Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Langside Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bramley Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Archer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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