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Postcode sector · Basildon

Crime in SS16 6

How much crime is recorded in SS16 6, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Basildon
Region
East of England
Population
15,423 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SS16 6

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 39.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in SS16 6, 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
39.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
86
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 6National
Violence and sexual offences30.423.6
Shoplifting19.48.4
Burglary11.69.1
Anti-social behaviour9.810.7
Drugs8.52.4
Other theft5.34.5
Public order5.04.6
Criminal damage and arson5.04.7
Vehicle crime3.73.5
Other crime2.71.5
Bicycle theft2.11.0
Possession of weapons2.00.9
Theft from the person2.02.1
Robbery1.81.4
Trend

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.

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