Total Crime Rate
178.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Purfleet Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Aveley and Uplands , and the 65th highest crime rate of 505 local areas in Thurrock .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Purfleet Road (RM15 4DS) in the last 12 months was 178.5 per 1,000 residents and was 84.4% higher than the Aveley and Uplands average (96.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -46.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 52.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Purfleet Road (RM15 4DS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Purfleet Road, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Love Lane (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lowlands Road | — |
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