Postcode · Wickford
Crime in SS11 8NN
How much crime is recorded in SS11 8NN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wickford Shotgate
- Council
- Basildon
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,865 (2024)
SS11 8NNWickford
How safe is SS11 8NN
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SS11 8NN 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
18.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
26
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
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 8NNNational
Violence and sexual offences10.923.6
Burglary10.29.1
Vehicle crime3.53.5
Anti-social behaviour1.910.7
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Other theft1.74.5
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Drugs1.32.4
Theft from the person0.62.1
Public order0.44.6
Other crime0.31.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 35% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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20
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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.