Total Crime Rate
14.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
7.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Long Lane area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Little Thurrock Blackshots , and the 38th lowest crime rate of 501 local areas in Thurrock .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Long Lane (RM16 2QA) in the last 12 months was 14.0 per 1,000 residents and was 78.2% 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 Drugs with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Long Lane (RM16 2QA), the main crime hotspot is near Long Lane. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Little Thurrock Blackshots| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Blackshots Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Turp Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Firs | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Blackshots Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Blackshots Lane | — |
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