Total Crime Rate
372.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
132.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Church Road area has the highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Burstead , and the 24th highest crime rate of 552 local areas in Basildon .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Church Road (SS15 5SH) in the last 12 months was 372.2 per 1,000 residents and was 715.7% 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 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 65 (≈ 132.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Church Road (SS15 5SH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Regent Court, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Palace Grove (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Basildon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fawcett Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Czarina Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Regent Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Regent Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Palace Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Duke Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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