Total Crime Rate

109.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 109.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.6 8/10
  • Burglary 8.0 8/10
  • Other crime 5.3 7/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Public order 5.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Meredith Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Chadwell St Mary , and the 119th highest crime rate of 505 local areas in Thurrock .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Meredith Road (RM16 4EA) in the last 12 months was 109.0 per 1,000 residents and was 4.1% higher than the Chadwell St Mary average (104.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 55.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 61.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meredith Road (RM16 4EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chelmer Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Meredith Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meredith Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Scott Road
Sep 2025Burglary Scott Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scott Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scott Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences River View Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Merton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chelmer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ruskin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chelmer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meredith Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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