Total Crime Rate

145.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

106.9 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 145.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 106.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 91.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.3 7/10
  • Public order 15.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Witchards area has the 8th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Langdon Hills , and the 88th 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 Witchards (SS16 5BP) in the last 12 months was 145.0 per 1,000 residents and was 50.6% higher than the Langdon Hills average (96.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 106.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 47.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Witchards (SS16 5BP), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 315 crimes here, including 118 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Witchards area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/40)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Codenham Straight Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Codenham Straight Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Witchards —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Cherrydown East Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Terling Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Witchards Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Codenham Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wynters Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wynters Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wynters Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peregrine Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Peregrine Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Wynters Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wynters Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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