Total Crime Rate

830.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 830.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 601.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.2 8/10
  • Public order 43.9 10/10
  • Other theft 28.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.9 9/10
  • Drugs 21.9 10/10
  • Burglary 9.4 8/10
  • Other crime 9.4 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.3 3/10
  • Robbery 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Sandown Road area has the highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Orsett , and the 5th 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 Sandown Road (RM16 3DD) in the last 12 months was 830.7 per 1,000 residents and was 769.4% higher than the Orsett average (95.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 192 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 106.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandown Road (RM16 3DD), the main crime hotspot is near Sandown Close. Police recorded 235 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Sandown Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sandown Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sandown Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sandown Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sandown Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sandown Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Whitmore Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sandown Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sandown Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Sandown Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Sandown Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Sandown Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Sandown Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Sandown Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Sandown Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Sandown Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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