Total Crime Rate

61.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 61.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Whitcroft area has the 36th highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Langdon Hills , and the 271st highest 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 Whitcroft (SS16 6LR) in the last 12 months was 61.5 per 1,000 residents and was 32.2% lower than the Langdon Hills average (90.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 26.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitcroft (SS16 6LR), the main crime hotspot is near Alexander Road. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Whitcroft area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lippits Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lippits Hill —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Samuel Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Davids Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Alexander Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Alexander Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Alexander Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Alexander Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Alexander Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Delmores Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Puckleside Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Hyde Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Oaks Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Firle Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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