Total Crime Rate
335.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
73.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026High Road area has the highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Chafford and North Stifford , and the 17th highest crime rate of 501 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 High Road (RM16 5UG) in the last 12 months was 335.4 per 1,000 residents and was 416.8% higher than the Chafford and North Stifford average (64.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 73.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around High Road (RM16 5UG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stifford Hill, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Arterial Road North Stifford (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Chafford and North Stifford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Arterial Road North Stifford | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Arterial Road North Stifford | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stifford Hill | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stifford Hill | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Stifford Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Stifford Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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