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Crime in CM12 9

How much crime is recorded in CM12 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Basildon
Region
East of England
Population
15,478 (2024)
Crime

How safe is CM12 9

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in CM12 9, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
19.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
36
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

CM12 9National
Violence and sexual offences14.623.6
Burglary6.69.1
Shoplifting3.28.4
Public order3.04.6
Other theft2.54.5
Anti-social behaviour2.510.7
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Other crime1.81.5
Drugs1.52.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Robbery0.51.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 26% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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