Total Crime Rate

151.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

87.8 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 151.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 87.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.4 10/10
  • Drugs 7.3 7/10
  • Other crime 7.3 8/10
  • Other theft 7.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.9 3/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.9 7/10
  • Public order 4.9 4/10
  • Robbery 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Hermitage Drive area has the 8th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Lee Chapel North , and the 84th highest crime rate of 552 local areas in Basildon .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hermitage Drive (SS15 5WN) in the last 12 months was 151.2 per 1,000 residents and was 62.9% higher than the Lee Chapel North average (92.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 87.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hermitage Drive (SS15 5WN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mellow Purgess Close, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gerbera Close (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hermitage Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery St Anns Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lych Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Anns Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mellow Purgess Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gerbera Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gerbera Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Gerbera Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Gerbera Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Friars Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chancel Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Tower Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parsonage Lane —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Altar Place Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Temple Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Temple Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burdock Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burdock Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burdock Drive Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Drugs Burdock Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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