Total Crime Rate
57.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
39.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026The Vale area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Nethermayne , and the 251st lowest 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 The Vale (SS16 4RL) in the last 12 months was 57.0 per 1,000 residents and was 36.7% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 39.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Vale (SS16 4RL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near London Road, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hollands Walk (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Basildon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | London Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hollands Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Deneway | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Glenmere | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Glenmere | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | London Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hollands Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Glenmere | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hollands Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | The Vale | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Vale | — |
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