Lee Chapel South & Kingswood
Middle areaSouth Basildon. 11,752 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 3.8 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Lee Chapel South & Kingswood live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Lee Chapel South & Kingswood
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Lee Chapel South & Kingswood at a rate of 134.5 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 |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 743 |
| Other crime | 262 |
| Shoplifting | 157 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 113 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 108 |
| Vehicle crime | 86 |
| Drug offences | 65 |
| Burglary | 31 |
| Theft from the person | 10 |
| Robbery | 6 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Lee Chapel South & Kingswood compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Lee Chapel South & Kingswood safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Lee Chapel South & Kingswood at a rate of 134.5 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, 155 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Lee Chapel South & Kingswood.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (743), other crime (262) and shoplifting (157).
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 Lee Chapel South & Kingswood alone. See Basildon
Lee Chapel South & Kingswood in brief
The median price paid for a home in Lee Chapel South & Kingswood was £399,000 in 2025.
Lee Chapel South & Kingswood had 10,314 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Lee Chapel South & Kingswood live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Lee Chapel South & Kingswood, 95.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.