Total Crime Rate

83.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 83.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 35.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.9 6/10
  • Other crime 16.1 10/10
  • Burglary 12.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.4 8/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Waldegrave area has the 27th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Langdon Hills , and the 202nd 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 Waldegrave (SS16 5EF) in the last 12 months was 83.6 per 1,000 residents and was 13.2% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 35.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waldegrave (SS16 5EF), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 292 crimes here, including 100 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Waldegrave area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/62)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Basildon Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Market Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Codenham Straight Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Codenham Straight Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Cherrydown East Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Market Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Terling Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Basildon Bus Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Southernhay Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Basildon Bus Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Square Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Basildon Bus Station Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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