Total Crime Rate

201.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

74.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 201.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 81.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 74.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.4 9/10
  • Other theft 19.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.0 8/10
  • Public order 13.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Holst Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Burstead , and the 53rd highest crime rate of 552 local areas in Basildon .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Holst Avenue (SS15 5RF) in the last 12 months was 201.3 per 1,000 residents and was 341.2% higher than the Burstead average (45.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 74.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holst Avenue (SS15 5RF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kathleen Ferrier Crescent (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Holst Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aspen Court Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Claremont Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aspen Court Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Other crime Aspen Court Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aspen Court Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Holst Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vaughan Williams Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cypress Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kathleen Ferrier Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bramley Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Holst Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Byrd Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Byrd Court Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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