Total Crime Rate
8.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
2.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Rushley Close area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Little Thurrock Blackshots , and the 19th lowest crime rate of 501 local areas in Thurrock .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Rushley Close (RM16 2BJ) in the last 12 months was 8.8 per 1,000 residents and was 86.4% lower than the Little Thurrock Blackshots average (64.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rushley Close (RM16 2BJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Broadview Avenue, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kerry Road (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Little Thurrock Blackshots| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Laird Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Laird Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Blackshots Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Blackshots Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Blackshots Lane | — |
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