Total Crime Rate
50.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Rectory Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Orsett , and the 223rd lowest crime rate of 505 local areas in Thurrock .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Rectory Road (RM16 3JT) in the last 12 months was 50.4 per 1,000 residents and was 47.3% lower than the Orsett average (95.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -71.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rectory Road (RM16 3JT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rectory Road, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rowley Road (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Herga Hyll | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Herga Hyll | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | The Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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