Crime Rates at Fern Hill, Langdon Hills, Basildon, SS16 5UE

Fern Hill area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 79 local areas in Langdon Hills , and the 140th 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 Fern Hill (SS16 5UE) in the last 12 months was 29.6 per 1,000 residents and was 69.2% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -21.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 27.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fern Hill (SS16 5UE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Crosse Court, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near High Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.