Postcode · Basildon
Crime in SS15 5BQ
How much crime is recorded in SS15 5BQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Laindon East & Lee Chapel North
- Council
- Basildon
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,996 (2024)
SS15 5BQBasildon
How safe is SS15 5BQ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SS15 5BQ area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
35.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
63
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 5BQNational
Violence and sexual offences22.323.6
Anti-social behaviour10.810.7
Burglary10.09.1
Vehicle crime8.73.5
Criminal damage and arson6.94.7
Other theft3.34.5
Drugs2.32.4
Public order2.34.6
Robbery1.21.4
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Other crime0.31.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 32% 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.