The overall crime rate in Basildon city is 131.1 crimes per 1,000. Most crimes, 5.9k crimes were violent crimes which is 38.8% of all crimes committed in the area. Violent crime rate is at 145% of national crime rate. Burglary crime was the fastest growing crime and it increased by 44.2% over the last twelve months.The category of "vehicle crime" is the highest ranking crime category when category crime rate is compared to the national average. "Vehicle crime" rate is at 177% of national crime rate which puts Basildon on 10. position out of 99 England's and Wales' cities in this crime category. "Vehicle crime" makes up 8.3% of all crimes committed in the area. The total number of "vehicle crime" is 1.3k cases and has decreased by 1.6% when compared year-over-year in the period of November 2023 - October 2024.
Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Ranking (99 cities) | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
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Violent crime | 38.8% | 33. highest | 145% | 5.9k | -15.4% |
Antisocial behaviour crime | 9.2% | 29. lowest | 76% | 1.4k | -8.4% |
Vehicle crime | 8.3% | 10. highest | 177% | 1.3k | -1.6% |
Criminal damage and arson crime | 8.1% | 35. highest | 136% | 1.2k | -15.0% |
Shoplifting crime | 7.9% | 41. lowest | 126% | 1.2k | -2.7% |
Public order crime | 7.3% | 47. highest | 131% | 1.1k | -15.4% |
Other theft crime | 6.7% | 31. highest | 117% | 1.0k | -12.3% |
Burglary crime | 5.2% | 17. highest | 160% | 789 | 44.2% |
Drugs crime | 3.2% | 30. highest | 146% | 484 | -17.0% |
Other crime | 2.0% | 42. highest | 128% | 304 | -6.5% |
Robbery crime | 1.1% | 36. highest | 106% | 164 | 16.3% |
Possession of weapons crime | 1.0% | 42. highest | 149% | 160 | -3.0% |
Theft from the person crime | 0.6% | 44. lowest | 34% | 91 | 2.2% |
Bicycle theft crime | 0.6% | 20. lowest | 72% | 84 | -18.4% |
Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Crime rate ranking | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
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This graph compares crime rate in Basildon city to the national crime rate for each crime statistic.
Crime statistic | Basildon city crime rate | England and Wales - national crime rate |
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Anti-social behaviour | 12.1 | 15.9 |
Bicycle theft | 0.7 | 1.0 |
Burglary | 6.8 | 4.2 |
Criminal damage and arson | 10.6 | 7.8 |
Drugs | 4.2 | 2.8 |
Other crime | 2.6 | 2.0 |
Other theft | 8.8 | 7.5 |
Possession of weapons | 1.4 | 0.9 |
Public order | 9.6 | 7.3 |
Robbery | 1.4 | 1.3 |
Shoplifting | 10.4 | 8.2 |
Theft from the person | 0.8 | 2.3 |
Vehicle crime | 10.9 | 6.1 |
Violent crime | 50.9 | 35.1 |