Postcode · Basildon
Crime in SS16 5TT
How much crime is recorded in SS16 5TT, 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
- 2,133 (2024)
SS16 5TTBasildon
How safe is SS16 5TT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SS16 5TT area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
21.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
59
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 5TTNational
Shoplifting19.38.4
Violence and sexual offences17.323.6
Burglary5.69.1
Drugs4.32.4
Anti-social behaviour4.210.7
Public order4.24.6
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Other theft2.54.5
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Theft from the person0.52.1
Robbery0.31.4
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Other crime0.01.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 21% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.