Postcode · Basildon
Crime in SS15 6GU
How much crime is recorded in SS15 6GU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Laindon West & Southfields
- Council
- Basildon
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,710 (2024)
How safe is SS15 6GU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 38.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SS15 6GU 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
38.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
67
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 6GUNational
Violence and sexual offences29.523.6
Anti-social behaviour9.910.7
Burglary9.59.1
Criminal damage and arson7.04.7
Other theft4.34.5
Vehicle crime4.03.5
Public order3.74.6
Drugs2.22.4
Other crime1.51.5
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Robbery0.41.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.