Total Crime Rate
69.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
15.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Kingswood Road area has the 35th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Langdon Hills , and the 255th highest 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 Kingswood Road (SS16 5UP) in the last 12 months was 69.0 per 1,000 residents and was 28.4% lower than the Langdon Hills average (96.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 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 Anti-social behaviour ( -44.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kingswood Road (SS16 5UP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Peregrine Close (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Basildon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Peregrine Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Peregrine Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mistley End | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Mistley End | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Spains Hall Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
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