Total Crime Rate

86.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 86.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.4 4/10
  • Burglary 10.8 9/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Hazel Gardens area has the 6th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Little Thurrock Blackshots , and the 167th 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 Hazel Gardens (RM16 2GA) in the last 12 months was 86.3 per 1,000 residents and was 32.0% higher than the Little Thurrock Blackshots average (65.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 76.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hazel Gardens (RM16 2GA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Woodlands Close, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sawcotts Way (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Hazel Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson King Edward Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Sawcotts Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Woodlands Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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