Crime Rates at Mellow Purgess, Basildon, SS15 5XA

Mellow Purgess area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Lee Chapel North , and the 175th 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 Mellow Purgess (SS15 5XA) in the last 12 months was 92.6 per 1,000 residents and was 3.3% lower than the Lee Chapel North average (95.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -52.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 30.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mellow Purgess (SS15 5XA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mellow Purgess Close, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gerbera Close (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.