Total Crime Rate
31.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
22.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Purfleet Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Aveley and Uplands , and the 105th lowest crime rate of 501 local areas in Thurrock .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Purfleet Road (RM15 4DL) in the last 12 months was 31.0 per 1,000 residents and was 66.3% lower than the Aveley and Uplands average (91.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 22.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Purfleet Road (RM15 4DL), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Aveley and Uplands| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Arnhem Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grange Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Chichester Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Chichester Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alfred Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alfred Road | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hanford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lowlands Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Myrtle Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lowlands Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Myrtle Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Love Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Blenheim Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Central Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Beech Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Buchanan Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Buchanan Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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