Wickford South
Middle areaEast Basildon. 10,053 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 4.6 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Wickford South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Wickford South
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Wickford South at a rate of 104.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 98.3 per 1,000 people across Basildon.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 329 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 238 |
| Other crime | 148 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 123 |
| Shoplifting | 116 |
| Vehicle crime | 53 |
| Drug offences | 27 |
| Burglary | 12 |
| Robbery | 4 |
| Theft from the person | 4 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Wickford South compares
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Is Wickford South safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Wickford South at a rate of 104.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 98.3 per 1,000 people across Basildon.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 120 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Wickford South.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were anti-social behaviour (329), violence and sexual offences (238) and other crime (148).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Basildon
These figures are published for the whole of Basildon, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Basildon and not Wickford South alone. See Basildon
Wickford South in brief
The median price paid for a home in Wickford South was £340,000 in 2025.
Wickford South had 9,722 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Wickford South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Wickford South, 92.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.