Postcode district · Wickford
Crime in SS11
How much crime is recorded in SS11, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Basildon
- Region
- East of England
- Population
- 26,236 (2024)
SS11Postcode district · Wickford
How safe is SS11
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in SS11, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
23.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
44
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).
SS11National
Violence and sexual offences18.423.6
Burglary7.99.1
Anti-social behaviour6.410.7
Criminal damage and arson4.14.7
Shoplifting3.28.4
Other theft3.04.5
Public order2.84.6
Vehicle crime2.73.5
Drugs1.32.4
Other crime1.01.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Robbery0.41.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 5% 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.