Crime Rates at Essex Close, Basildon, SS15 6PT

Essex Close area has the 7th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Laindon Park , and the 129th 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 Essex Close (SS15 6PT) in the last 12 months was 112.9 per 1,000 residents and was 36.0% higher than the Laindon Park average (83.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -35.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 40.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Essex Close (SS15 6PT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bedford Road, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cumberland Drive (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.