Total Crime Rate
175.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Orsett Heath Crescent area has the 6th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Chadwell St Mary , and the 66th 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 Orsett Heath Crescent (RM16 4UZ) in the last 12 months was 175.2 per 1,000 residents and was 67.2% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -10.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 500.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 171.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Orsett Heath Crescent (RM16 4UZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Loewen Road, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Scott Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Fanshawe Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Scott Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ruskin Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Scott Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Scott Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Scott Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Loewen Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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