Postcode district · Basildon
Crime in SS15
How much crime is recorded in SS15, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Basildon
- Region
- East of England
- Population
- 41,205 (2024)
SS15Postcode district · Basildon
How safe is SS15
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 38.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in SS15, 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
38.5
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).
SS15National
Violence and sexual offences28.923.6
Shoplifting10.28.4
Burglary9.39.1
Anti-social behaviour7.710.7
Criminal damage and arson6.14.7
Vehicle crime5.03.5
Public order4.94.6
Drugs4.92.4
Other theft4.94.5
Other crime1.61.5
Robbery1.41.4
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Theft from the person0.92.1
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 23% 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.