Total Crime Rate
37.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Great Berry Lane area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 80 local areas in Langdon Hills , and the 173rd lowest 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 Great Berry Lane (SS16 6BY) in the last 12 months was 37.5 per 1,000 residents and was 58.6% lower than the Langdon Hills average (90.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Great Berry Lane (SS16 6BY), the main crime hotspot is near Silvermere. Police recorded 7 crimes here, including 3 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Langdon Hills| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Macaulay Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Silvermere | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Berry Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Silvermere | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Heathleigh Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Silvermere | Under investigation |
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