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Crime in SS16 5GJ

How much crime is recorded in SS16 5GJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Lee Chapel South & Kingswood
Council
Basildon
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,834 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SS16 5GJ

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 33.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SS16 5GJ area, broadly in line with 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
33.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
67
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 5GJNational
Violence and sexual offences29.123.6
Drugs8.72.4
Other theft6.14.5
Anti-social behaviour5.310.7
Public order4.94.6
Vehicle crime3.83.5
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Bicycle theft2.61.0
Burglary2.59.1
Other crime1.11.5
Theft from the person0.92.1
Trend

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.

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