Total Crime Rate

88.9 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 88.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.5 9/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 1/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Chestnut Avenue area has the 12th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Grays Thurrock , and the 161st 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 Chestnut Avenue (RM16 2UH) in the last 12 months was 88.9 per 1,000 residents and was 16.1% higher than the Grays Thurrock average (76.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 63.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 252.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chestnut Avenue (RM16 2UH), the main crime hotspot is near Lodge Lane. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Chestnut Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Regent Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Griffins Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Lodge Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lodge Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harvey Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harvey Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harvey Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Craftsman Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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