Total Crime Rate
183.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Woodview area has the highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Little Thurrock Blackshots , and the 61st highest crime rate of 505 local areas in Thurrock .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Woodview (RM16 2GL) in the last 12 months was 183.7 per 1,000 residents and was 180.9% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 180.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 73.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 125.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Woodview (RM16 2GL), 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.
View Crime In Little Thurrock Blackshots| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sawcotts Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | King Edward Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Woodlands Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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