Total Crime Rate
35.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
19.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lee Walk area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 79 local areas in Langdon Hills , and the 163rd lowest crime rate of 552 local areas in Basildon .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Lee Walk (SS16 5RD) in the last 12 months was 35.4 per 1,000 residents and was 63.3% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lee Walk (SS16 5RD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Paprills, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shepeshall (12 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 crime | Great Gregorie | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Great Gregorie | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shepeshall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Great Gregorie | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Botelers | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Botelers | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gaynesford | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Gaynesford | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gaynesford | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Paprills | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Paprills | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Paprills | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Paprills | Under investigation |
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