Total Crime Rate

60.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 60.5 6/10
  • Shoplifting 20.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.3 4/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 5/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Downs Grove area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Nethermayne , and the 275th 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 Downs Grove (SS16 4QL) in the last 12 months was 60.5 per 1,000 residents and was 31.4% lower than the Nethermayne average (88.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 20.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -58.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Downs Grove (SS16 4QL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Marsh View Court, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Deneway (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Downs Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goldings Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Paynters Mead —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Marsh View Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Marsh View Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moss Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moss Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Slades Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moss Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moss Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Marsh View Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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