Total Crime Rate
59.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Abbots Court area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Burstead , and the 275th lowest crime rate of 552 local areas in Basildon .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Abbots Court (SS15 5TB) in the last 12 months was 59.3 per 1,000 residents and was 45.7% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 19.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -58.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Abbots Court (SS15 5TB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Crouch Street, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near South Wash Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Burstead| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Wash Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | New Waverley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Wash Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Doves Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Martindale Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Thetford Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | South Wash Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | New Waverley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | New Waverley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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