Total Crime Rate
126.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Clay Hill Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Langdon Hills , and the 103rd 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 Clay Hill Road (SS16 4AB) in the last 12 months was 126.9 per 1,000 residents and was 40.0% higher than the Langdon Hills average (90.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 16.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -57.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 49.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Clay Hill Road (SS16 4AB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mistley Side, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Leys (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Langdon Hills| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Colne Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mistley Path | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Collingwood Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clay Hill Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Swan Mead | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Mistley Path | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Mistley Path | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | North Colne | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Great Mistley | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Osborne Road | — |
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