Crime Rate in Thundersley South, ward

Thundersley South has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 13 wards in Castle Point district and the 1009th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 150th lowest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Thundersley South in the last 12 months was 33.3 per 1,000 residents and was 45.6% lower than the Castle Point district average (61.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Thundersley South’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 116 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 110.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 127 (≈ 19.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Thundersley South ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Kingsmere. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.