Crime Rates at Downs Grove, Basildon, SS16 4QL

Downs Grove area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Nethermayne , and the 158th 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 Downs Grove (SS16 4QL) in the last 12 months was 100.9 per 1,000 residents and was 11.9% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 60.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 133.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Downs Grove (SS16 4QL), the main crime hotspot is near Marsh View Court. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.