Total Crime Rate
137.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Meadow View area has the 10th highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Langdon Hills , and the 90th highest crime rate of 552 local areas in Basildon .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Meadow View (SS16 6TS) in the last 12 months was 137.8 per 1,000 residents and was 51.9% higher than the Langdon Hills average (90.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -71.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 7.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Meadow View (SS16 6TS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Burr Close, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Warwick Place (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Langdon Hills| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Stafford Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Warwick Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Highview Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Meadow View | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Meadow View | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Meadow View | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Burr Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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