Total Crime Rate
34.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Blackthorn Court area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 80 local areas in Langdon Hills , and the 158th 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 Blackthorn Court (SS16 6TJ) in the last 12 months was 34.5 per 1,000 residents and was 62.0% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 27.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Blackthorn Court (SS16 6TJ), the main crime hotspot is near Britten Close. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 12 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Britten Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Britten Close | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wheatfield Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Britten Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Britten Close | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Holly Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Britten Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Britten Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Britten Close | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Britten Close | Action to be taken by another organisation |
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