Basildon crime rate
Overview of Basildon crime rate
The most prevalent crimes in Basildon are Violence and sexual offences (39.4%), Anti-social behaviour (9.2%), and Vehicle crime (8.4%), with the least common being Robbery (0.9%), Theft from the person (0.6%), and Bicycle theft (0.5%).
Out of its 16 wards, those with the highest crime rates include St Martin’s (Basildon) (290.8), Pitsea South East (199.3), and Fryerns (166.1), whereas the safest wards are Langdon Hills (49.6), Billericay East (47.6), and Burstead (46.6).
Regarding Postcode districts overlapping Basildon, SS14 (204.6), SS13 (181.4), and SS16 (110.1) report high crime rates, while SS7 (52.3), CM4 (49.5), and CM11 (41.7) are among the safest.
Basildon crime incidents by crime type
- Violence and sexual offences – 8308 (39.4)%
- Anti-social behaviour – 1934 (9.2)%
- Vehicle crime – 1776 (8.4)%
- Criminal damage and arson – 1755 (8.3)%
- Shoplifting – 1654 (7.8)%
- Public order – 1646 (7.8)%
- Other theft – 1429 (6.8)%
- Burglary – 855 (4.1)%
- Drugs – 694 (3.3)%
- Other crime – 408 (1.9)%
- Possession of weapons – 209 (1.0)%
- Robbery – 187 (0.9)%
- Theft from the person – 118 (0.6)%
- Bicycle theft – 107 (0.5)%
How does Basildon compare against nearby areas ?
List of nearby boroughs/local administrative districts from high crime rate to low (2023):
Heat map for all nearby areas Basildon is compared against
Crime rates in Basildon wards
There are 16 wards within Basildon. St Martin’s (Basildon), Pitsea South East, Fryerns has highest crime rate (crime per 1000 residents). Below map shows 2023 crime rates broken down by crime types.
List of all 16 wards from high crime rate to low.
Analyze trends and crime types for Basildon wards
Crime rates in postcode districts under Basildon
There are 13 postcode districts/outcodes under or overlapping with Basildon. Highest crime rates in SS14, SS13, SS16 .
- SS14 – 204.6
- SS13 – 181.4
- SS16 – 110.1
- SS15 – 96.2
- SS12 – 73.7
- SS11 – 68.6
- CM13 – 68.0
- SS17 – 64.9
- CM12 – 62.4
- SS6 – 58.5
- SS7 – 52.3
- CM4 – 49.5
- CM11 – 41.7
Postcode districts in Basildon
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