Postcode · Basildon
Crime in SS16 4SQ
How much crime is recorded in SS16 4SQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Vange & Pitsea
- Council
- Basildon
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,217 (2024)
SS16 4SQBasildon
How safe is SS16 4SQ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 36.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SS16 4SQ 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
36.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
61
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).
SS16 4SQNational
Violence and sexual offences31.423.6
Anti-social behaviour6.010.7
Other theft4.24.5
Drugs4.02.4
Vehicle crime3.83.5
Public order2.94.6
Burglary2.89.1
Shoplifting2.48.4
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Other crime1.71.5
Robbery0.71.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 60% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.