Postcode · Basildon
Crime in SS15 4DX
How much crime is recorded in SS15 4DX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bursteads
- Council
- Basildon
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,880 (2024)
How safe is SS15 4DX
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 31.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SS15 4DX area, broadly in line with 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
31.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
70
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).
SS15 4DXNational
Violence and sexual offences21.223.6
Burglary13.79.1
Other theft9.94.5
Shoplifting7.68.4
Anti-social behaviour6.810.7
Vehicle crime6.23.5
Criminal damage and arson5.34.7
Public order3.54.6
Other crime2.51.5
Drugs2.12.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Robbery0.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 20% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.