Total Crime Rate

227.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 227.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 84.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.2 8/10
  • Burglary 25.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.3 10/10
  • Other theft 12.7 9/10
  • Public order 12.7 8/10
  • Drugs 8.4 8/10
  • Other crime 8.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 8.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bells Hill Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Langdon Hills , and the 44th 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 Bells Hill Road (SS16 5JR) in the last 12 months was 227.9 per 1,000 residents and was 151.3% higher than the Langdon Hills average (90.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 54.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bells Hill Road (SS16 5JR), the main crime hotspot is near Fort William Road. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bells Hill Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Hawkesbury Bush Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fort William Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Leonard Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Leonard Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fort William Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Leonard Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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