Crime in Wickford
Recorded crime in Wickford is 0.6 times the Basildon average and 0.7 times the England and Wales average. Over 5 years it has fallen 20%. Most of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences). Police data to August 2026.
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Wickford: about 25,620 residents in 21 neighbourhoods.
- Safety in the UK
- 6/10Average crime
- Living
- 6.5/10Good
- 5-year change
- −20%fewer crimes
- vs the council
- 0.6×the Basildon average
Neighbourhoods by Safety
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Wickford.
Crime over 5 years
Down 20% in 5 years Recorded crimes within 1.5 km of Wickford, anti-social behaviour left out.
What is recorded
Crime severity: 0.6× the Basildon average (0.7× the England and Wales average). 58 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
- Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 62% of the harm here
- Burglary: 18% of the harm here
- Robbery: 4% of the harm here
"Violence and sexual offences" is 62% of the harm here. It is a broad police category: most of these crimes are assaults without injury, harassment and threats, often indoors between people who know each other, and only a small part are sexual or serious violent offences. Police data does not say which, so each one is weighted at the England and Wales average for the category, which can overstate a quiet residential area.
Anti-social behaviour: 16 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.
Crimes recorded in Basildon (the whole council area)
April 2025 to March 2026, for the whole Basildon council area, not only Wickford. Source: Home Office, police recorded crime by community safety partnership.
| Type | Crimes in 2025/26 | Per 1,000 residents | Change on 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars stolen | 551 | 2.8 | Down 33% |
| Cars broken into | 558 | 2.9 | Down 23% |
| Vandalism (homes, other buildings and vehicles) | 1,010 | 5.2 | Down 3% |
| Burglary of homes | 355 | 1.8 | Down 23% |
| Homicide (murder and manslaughter) | 1 | - | - |
Under 10 a year: no rate or change, the numbers are too small to compare.
How often crimes lead to a charge in SS12
In SS12, the postcode district at the centre of Wickford, 5% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%).
- Charged or summonsed
- Caution or other action
- Suspect found, not prosecuted
- No suspect identified
- Still open
Show as a table
| Type | Crimes | Charged or summonsed | Caution or other action | Suspect found, not prosecuted | No suspect identified | Still open |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 477 | 5% | 4% | 70% | 17% | 4% |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 157 | 3% | 3% | 17% | 73% | 4% |
| Shoplifting | 119 | 8% | 2% | 13% | 77% | 0% |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 107 | 1% | 0% | 10% | 83% | 6% |
| Other theft | 80 | 3% | 4% | 28% | 65% | 1% |
| Public order | 71 | 1% | 4% | 45% | 41% | 8% |
| Burglary | 51 | 12% | 0% | 16% | 63% | 10% |
Uses the latest outcome police have recorded so far. 4% of these crimes are still open, so the final figures may be a little higher.
Crime by type
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, most serious first, not counting anti-social behaviour.
| Type | Per 1,000 a year |
|---|---|
| Robbery | 0.5 |
| Burglary | 4.2 |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 22.8 |
| Drugs | 1.7 |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 0.5 |
| Other crime | 1.3 |
| Other theft | 3.9 |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 0.5 |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 6.1 |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 6.6 |
| Public order | 5.5 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.6 |
| Shoplifting | 3.9 |
Postcode districts in Wickford
Nearby towns
Council: Basildon
Questions about crime in Wickford
- Is Wickford a safe place to live?
- Wickford scores 6 out of 10 for safety (average crime), compared with every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Crime severity is 0.6 times the Basildon average.
- Is crime going up or down in Wickford?
- Down 20% over 5 years, from 1,699 recorded crimes a year to 1,358.
- What is the most common crime in Wickford?
- The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 23 per 1,000 residents a year.
- How does crime in Wickford compare with Basildon?
- Crime severity in Wickford is 0.6 times the Basildon average.
- How often does crime lead to a charge in Wickford?
- In SS12, the postcode district at the centre of Wickford, 5% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%). 45% were closed without a suspect being identified.
- How many burglaries are solved in Wickford?
- Of 51 burglaries reported in SS12, the postcode district at the centre of Wickford between September 2024 and August 2025, 12% led to someone being charged or summonsed and 63% were closed with no suspect identified.
- How many cars are stolen in Wickford?
- In Basildon, the council area Wickford is in, the police recorded 551 cars stolen in 2025/26 (April 2025 to March 2026), 2.8 per 1,000 residents, down 33% on the year before.
- Is vandalism common in Wickford?
- 1,010 acts of vandalism to homes, other buildings and vehicles were recorded in 2025/26, in Basildon, the council area Wickford is in, 5.2 per 1,000 residents, 1.1 times the England and Wales average.
- How many murders were there in Wickford last year?
- 1 homicide (murder or manslaughter) was recorded in 2025/26, in Basildon, the council area Wickford is in, against 0 the year before. Police data does not say where in the area they happened.