Wickford Shotgate
Middle areaNorth east Basildon. 8,467 people in 3.3 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Wickford Shotgate live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Wickford Shotgate
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Wickford Shotgate at a rate of 37.4 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 | 126 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 58 |
| Other crime | 55 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 26 |
| Vehicle crime | 20 |
| Burglary | 13 |
| Drug offences | 11 |
| Shoplifting | 5 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
| Robbery | 1 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Wickford Shotgate compares
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Is Wickford Shotgate safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Wickford Shotgate at a rate of 37.4 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, 26 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Wickford Shotgate.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (126), anti-social behaviour (58) and other crime (55).
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 Shotgate alone. See Basildon
Wickford Shotgate in brief
The median price paid for a home in Wickford Shotgate was £380,000 in 2025.
Wickford Shotgate had 8,436 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Wickford Shotgate live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Wickford Shotgate, 97.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.