Total Crime Rate

50.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 50.5 5/10
  • Violent crimes 16.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.1 8/10
  • Drugs 6.7 7/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Waterson Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Chadwell St Mary , and the 208th lowest crime rate of 501 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 Waterson Road (RM16 4NL) in the last 12 months was 50.5 per 1,000 residents and was 50.2% lower than the Chadwell St Mary average (101.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterson Road (RM16 4NL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Delargy Close, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Patrick'S Place (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Waterson Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Cecilia Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sabina Road —
Apr 2026Other theft St Peters Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Vigerons Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Cecilia Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Malpas Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malpas Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ingleby Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holyrood Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Delargy Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Delargy Close —
Apr 2026Other crime St Patrick'S Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Patrick'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Delargy Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Waterson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Langton Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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