Essex Police

Crime in Wickford

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

Data covers February 2023 – January 2026 2,081 crimes in last 12 months

7 / 100 High Crime

Safety Score

2,081 Crimes (last 12 months)

↑0.3% vs Previous 12 Months

7/100 Safety Score

25% 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 — 2,081 total crimes recorded in Wickford

Violent Crime

709

Anti-Social Behaviour

453

↑86%

Criminal Damage & Arson

232

Vehicle Crime

137

↓32%

Public Order

113

↓13%

Shoplifting

110

↓42%

Other Theft

106

↓11%

Burglary

↓46%

Drugs

Other Crime

↓21%

Possession of Weapons

↑27%

Robbery

↑100%

Bicycle Theft

↑233%

Theft from Person

↓45%

Monthly Crime Trend

Month-by-month crime totals for Wickford

02/23

03/23

04/23

05/23

06/23

07/23

08/23

09/23

10/23

11/23

12/23

01/24

156

02/24

156

03/24

146

04/24

171

05/24

155

06/24

196

07/24

172

08/24

157

09/24

242

10/24

185

11/24

184

12/24

154

01/25

124

02/25

160

03/25

175

04/25

185

05/25

222

06/25

186

07/25

164

08/25

143

09/25

189

10/25

169

11/25

184

12/25

180

01/26

Top Crime Hotspots

Highest-crime street locations in Wickford (12 months)

Explore by Month

View detailed crime data for each month in Wickford

January 2026 180 crimes December 2025 184 crimes November 2025 169 crimes October 2025 189 crimes September 2025 143 crimes August 2025 164 crimes July 2025 186 crimes June 2025 222 crimes May 2025 185 crimes April 2025 175 crimes March 2025 160 crimes February 2025 124 crimes January 2025 154 crimes December 2024 184 crimes November 2024 185 crimes October 2024 242 crimes September 2024 157 crimes August 2024 172 crimes July 2024 196 crimes June 2024 155 crimes May 2024 171 crimes April 2024 146 crimes March 2024 156 crimes February 2024 156 crimes January 2024 0 crimes December 2023 0 crimes November 2023 0 crimes October 2023 0 crimes September 2023 0 crimes August 2023 0 crimes July 2023 0 crimes June 2023 0 crimes May 2023 0 crimes April 2023 0 crimes March 2023 0 crimes February 2023 0 crimes

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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.