Total Crime Rate

64.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 64.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Buchanan Close area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Aveley and Uplands , and the 226th 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 Buchanan Close (RM15 4SP) in the last 12 months was 64.7 per 1,000 residents and was 33.2% 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -8.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 38.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Buchanan Close (RM15 4SP), 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.

Crime Over Time in Buchanan Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Elm Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Other crime Perry Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manor Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Manor Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Buchanan Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lowlands Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arnhem Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rowan Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rowan Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Paul'S Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Field Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order St Paul'S Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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