Total Crime Rate

93.2 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 93.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.3 7/10
  • Public order 9.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Basildon Drive area has the 7th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Burstead , and the 174th 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 Basildon Drive (SS15 5RL) in the last 12 months was 93.2 per 1,000 residents and was 128.9% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 49.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Basildon Drive (SS15 5RL), the main crime hotspot is near Vaughan Williams Road. Police recorded 15 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 Basildon Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Shrubbery Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Byrd Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Purcell Close —
Sep 2025Other crime Elgar Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beecham Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Beecham Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Vaughan Williams Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kathleen Ferrier Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 —
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Data Sources

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