Total Crime Rate
74.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025High Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Burstead , and the 225th 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 High Road (SS15 6DB) in the last 12 months was 74.4 per 1,000 residents and was 82.9% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 41.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around High Road (SS15 6DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Mead (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Burstead| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Academy Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tavistock Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Archer Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Archer Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Archer Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cypress Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Walnut Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Walnut Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Vaughan Williams Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tavistock Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tavistock Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Mead | Under investigation |
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