Essex Police

Crime in Basildon

Street-level crime statistics for Basildon based on official UK Police data. Updated January 2026.

Data covers February 2023 – January 2026 9,393 crimes in last 12 months

9 / 100 High Crime

Safety Score

9,393 Crimes (last 12 months)

↓3.4% vs Previous 12 Months

9/100 Safety Score

33.7% Crimes with Outcome

Crime Zone Map

Neighbourhood boundaries coloured by safety score. Click adjacent zones to explore.

Very Safe (85+) Safe (65–84) Average (45–64) Below Avg (25–44) High Crime (0–24)

Crime by Category

Last 12 months — 9,393 total crimes recorded in Basildon

Violent Crime

3,721

Anti-Social Behaviour

990

↑9%

Criminal Damage & Arson

747

↓8%

Shoplifting

739

↓12%

Vehicle Crime

717

↓17%

Other Theft

605

↓16%

Public Order

605

↓10%

Drugs

453

↑61%

Burglary

305

↓29%

Other Crime

199

↓8%

Robbery

106

↓5%

Possession of Weapons

100

Theft from Person

Bicycle Theft

↓9%

Monthly Crime Trend

Month-by-month crime totals for Basildon

823

02/23

919

03/23

926

04/23

930

05/23

880

06/23

953

07/23

891

08/23

866

09/23

973

10/23

847

11/23

835

12/23

863

01/24

825

02/24

910

03/24

859

04/24

781

05/24

842

06/24

864

07/24

835

08/24

743

09/24

804

10/24

766

11/24

723

12/24

775

01/25

611

02/25

768

03/25

805

04/25

834

05/25

749

06/25

886

07/25

893

08/25

758

09/25

897

10/25

679

11/25

753

12/25

760

01/26

Top Crime Hotspots

Highest-crime street locations in Basildon (12 months)

Explore by Month

View detailed crime data for each month in Basildon

January 2026 760 crimes December 2025 753 crimes November 2025 679 crimes October 2025 897 crimes September 2025 758 crimes August 2025 893 crimes July 2025 886 crimes June 2025 749 crimes May 2025 834 crimes April 2025 805 crimes March 2025 768 crimes February 2025 611 crimes January 2025 775 crimes December 2024 723 crimes November 2024 766 crimes October 2024 804 crimes September 2024 743 crimes August 2024 835 crimes July 2024 864 crimes June 2024 842 crimes May 2024 781 crimes April 2024 859 crimes March 2024 910 crimes February 2024 825 crimes January 2024 863 crimes December 2023 835 crimes November 2023 847 crimes October 2023 973 crimes September 2023 866 crimes August 2023 891 crimes July 2023 953 crimes June 2023 880 crimes May 2023 930 crimes April 2023 926 crimes March 2023 919 crimes February 2023 823 crimes

Other Neighbourhoods — Essex Police

Bocking and Braintree Braintree Central Halstead North Witham South Dunmow and Felsted Saffron Walden Clavering and Thaxted Uttlesford South Chelmsford South Chelmsford Town Chelmsford West North Chelmsford South Woodham Ferrers Maldon Purleigh Southminster Colchester Rural North Colchester Rural South Colchester Town East Colchester Town West Brightlingsea and St Osyth Clacton Frinton, Thorpe-le-Soken and Walton Harwich and Manningtree Billericay Pitsea Wickford Benfleet Canvey Hadleigh Thundersley Hockley and Hullbridge Rayleigh Rochford, Ashingdon and Canewdon Wakering Eastwood and Leigh Southend Central Southend East Westcliff Brentwood North Brentwood South Brentwood Town Centre Hutton and Shenfield Buckhurst Hill and Chigwell Debden and Loughton Epping and Ongar Waltham Abbey Harlow Town Centre Netteswell Old Harlow Staple Tye Aveley and Ockendon Corringham, Orsett and Stanford-le-Hope Chafford Hundred and Grays Chadwell St Mary and Tilbury View all Essex Police neighbourhoods

Data source: All crime data is sourced from the UK Police Open Data API, operated by the Home Office, and is published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Last updated: January 2026. Crime records show street-level location and category only — no personal information is included.