Total Crime Rate
122.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
20.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Egerton Drive area has the 11th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Langdon Hills , and the 114th 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 Egerton Drive (SS16 6EE) in the last 12 months was 122.5 per 1,000 residents and was 27.1% higher than the Langdon Hills average (96.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 20.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Egerton Drive (SS16 6EE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Burr Close, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stafford Green (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Langdon Hills| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Burr Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Oakham Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Burr Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Burr Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hill Top Rise | Under investigation |
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