Total Crime Rate

98.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 98.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 53.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.4 5/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • Public order 5.6 5/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Freshwater Drive area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Nethermayne , and the 160th 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 Freshwater Drive (SS16 4XA) in the last 12 months was 98.0 per 1,000 residents and was 8.8% 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 17 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 Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 53.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Freshwater Drive (SS16 4XA), the main crime hotspot is near Rickling. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Freshwater Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chestnut Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Whytewaters Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chestnut Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A13 —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Claremont Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grapnells —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wendene Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paslowes Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paslowes Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whytewaters Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whytewaters Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Whytewaters Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rickling Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Littlethorpe Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Littlethorpe Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Littlethorpe Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Littlethorpe —
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Data Sources

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