Total Crime Rate

419.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 419.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 130.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.8 10/10
  • Public order 51.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 45.0 10/10
  • Other theft 22.5 10/10
  • Drugs 20.5 10/10
  • Robbery 18.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.1 3/10
  • Other crime 6.1 8/10
  • Theft from the person 6.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.1 6/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
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

Royal Oak Chase area has the highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Burstead , and the 21st 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 Royal Oak Chase (SS15 5SJ) in the last 12 months was 419.2 per 1,000 residents and was 930.0% higher than the Burstead average (40.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 64 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , down -77.8% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 233.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 76 (≈ 155.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 219.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Royal Oak Chase (SS15 5SJ), the main crime hotspot is near Park/Open Space. Police recorded 157 crimes here, including 63 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Royal Oak Chase area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Regent Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Park/Open Space Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Park/Open Space Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Park/Open Space Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandringham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mundells Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mundells Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mundells Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mundells Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mundells Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Regent Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Regent Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burches —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Regent Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Regent Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burches Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burches Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Burches Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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