Total Crime Rate

161.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

87.1 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 161.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 87.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.1 9/10
  • Other theft 16.1 9/10
  • Public order 16.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.7 5/10
  • Drugs 9.7 8/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Vange Hill Drive area has the 12th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Nethermayne , and the 73rd highest crime rate of 552 local areas in Basildon .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Vange Hill Drive (SS16 4EA) in the last 12 months was 161.3 per 1,000 residents and was 79.0% higher than the Nethermayne average (90.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 87.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vange Hill Drive (SS16 4EA), the main crime hotspot is near Ryedene Close. Police recorded 96 crimes here, including 68 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Vange Hill Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oldwyk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Barnard Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Swanstead Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gambleside Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gambleside Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dewsgreen Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Dewsgreen Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnard Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnard Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oldwyk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marsh View Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marsh View Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marsh View Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marsh View Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marsh View Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marsh View Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Marsh View Court Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clover Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oldwyk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ryedene Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Merricks Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Swanstead Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Swanstead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Swanstead Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Swanstead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swanstead Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sturrocks Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oldwyk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oldwyk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oldwyk Under investigation

Data Sources

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