Postcode · Wickford
Crime in SS12 9DU
How much crime is recorded in SS12 9DU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wickford South
- Council
- Basildon
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,751 (2024)
SS12 9DUWickford
How safe is SS12 9DU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SS12 9DU area, 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
24.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
57
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).
SS12 9DUNational
Violence and sexual offences20.023.6
Anti-social behaviour14.910.7
Criminal damage and arson6.44.7
Public order4.94.6
Burglary3.59.1
Other theft3.44.5
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Drugs1.62.4
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Other crime0.71.5
Shoplifting0.48.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 41% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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.