Total Crime Rate

136.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

102.5 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 136.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 102.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.0 10/10
  • Other theft 9.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.2 8/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Boult Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Burstead , and the 95th 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 Boult Road (SS15 5RQ) in the last 12 months was 136.7 per 1,000 residents and was 199.5% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 102.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Boult Road (SS15 5RQ), 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 Boult Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Holst Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Claremont Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vaughan Williams Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cypress Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Tower Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bramley Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kathleen Ferrier Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Holst Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Byrd Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Byrd Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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