Total Crime Rate

49.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 49.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.5 5/10
  • Other crime 8.8 9/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Cole Avenue area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Chadwell St Mary , and the 219th 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 Cole Avenue (RM16 4JZ) in the last 12 months was 49.7 per 1,000 residents and was 52.6% lower 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 7 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). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 20.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 69.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cole Avenue (RM16 4JZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Linford Road, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sabina Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Cole Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sabina Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Holyrood Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Linford Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Atherton Gardens —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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