Postcode · Basildon
Crime in SS14 2SS
How much crime is recorded in SS14 2SS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Whitmore Way & Fremnells
- Council
- Basildon
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,135 (2024)
How safe is SS14 2SS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SS14 2SS area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
26.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
75
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).
SS14 2SSNational
Violence and sexual offences19.223.6
Burglary15.49.1
Other theft14.14.5
Shoplifting12.58.4
Anti-social behaviour9.210.7
Criminal damage and arson4.54.7
Vehicle crime3.93.5
Public order3.64.6
Drugs1.82.4
Theft from the person1.22.1
Other crime1.01.5
Robbery0.91.4
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 9% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.