Total Crime Rate

80.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 80.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.0 5/10
  • Drugs 9.0 8/10
  • Other crime 6.0 7/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Elgar Close area has the 12th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Burstead , and the 201st highest crime rate of 552 local areas in Basildon .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Elgar Close (SS15 5QT) in the last 12 months was 80.6 per 1,000 residents and was 98.0% higher than the Burstead average (40.7 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 Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 50.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 240.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elgar Close (SS15 5QT), the main crime hotspot is near Temple Close. Police recorded 30 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 Elgar Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Temple Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Nicholas Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Temple Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Shrubbery Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Temple Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Kathleen Ferrier Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Carol Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carol Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Byrd Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kathleen Ferrier Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft St Nicholas Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Elgar Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Purcell Close —
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Data Sources

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