Total Crime Rate

68.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 68.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 14.4 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.8 3/10
  • Burglary 7.2 7/10
  • Other theft 7.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

King Edward Drive area has the 7th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Little Thurrock Blackshots , and the 229th highest crime rate of 501 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 King Edward Drive (RM16 2GG) in the last 12 months was 68.4 per 1,000 residents and was 5.9% higher 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around King Edward Drive (RM16 2GG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Grangewood Avenue, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sawcotts Way (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in King Edward Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodlands Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Woodside Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson King Edward Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson King Edward Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Grangewood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grangewood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodside Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crofton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crofton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crofton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crofton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Woodlands Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grangewick Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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