Total Crime Rate
29.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Connaught Avenue area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Grays Thurrock , and the 106th lowest crime rate of 505 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 Connaught Avenue (RM16 2XR) in the last 12 months was 29.9 per 1,000 residents and was 61.0% lower than the Grays Thurrock average (76.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Connaught Avenue (RM16 2XR), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Long Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tennyson Avenue | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Long Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Craftsman Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Regent Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tennyson Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Long Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Tennyson Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lodge Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Lodge Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Griffins | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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