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Crime in SS11 8AJ

How much crime is recorded in SS11 8AJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Wickford North East
Council
Basildon
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,746 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SS11 8AJ

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SS11 8AJ area, 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
16.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
48
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).

SS11 8AJNational
Anti-social behaviour14.210.7
Violence and sexual offences13.523.6
Public order4.04.6
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Shoplifting3.48.4
Other theft2.74.5
Burglary2.59.1
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Drugs1.92.4
Other crime1.01.5
Theft from the person0.52.1
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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40
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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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