Total Crime Rate

227.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 227.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 84.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.2 8/10
  • Burglary 25.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.3 10/10
  • Other theft 12.7 9/10
  • Public order 12.7 8/10
  • Drugs 8.4 8/10
  • Other crime 8.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 8.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Moores Avenue area has the 4th highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Langdon Hills , and the 44th 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 Moores Avenue (SS17 9HQ) in the last 12 months was 227.9 per 1,000 residents and was 151.3% higher than the Langdon Hills average (90.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 54.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moores Avenue (SS17 9HQ), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Moores Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Moores Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Moores Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Moores Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Moores Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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