Total Crime Rate
65.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Central Avenue area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Aveley and Uplands , and the 224th highest crime rate of 505 local areas in Thurrock .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Central Avenue (RM15 4JH) in the last 12 months was 65.1 per 1,000 residents and was 32.8% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -15.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 38.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 41.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Central Avenue (RM15 4JH), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Church View | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crescent Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lowlands Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Arnhem Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Petrol Station | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Manor Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Manor Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Hall Road | Local resolution |
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