Total Crime Rate

335.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

73.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 335.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 115.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 73.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 42.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.7 8/10
  • Drugs 30.5 10/10
  • Public order 30.5 10/10
  • Burglary 12.2 9/10
  • Other crime 6.1 8/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Bicycle 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

High 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.

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Crime Over Time in High Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arterial Road North Stifford Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arterial Road North Stifford Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stifford Hill
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stifford Hill
Apr 2026Burglary Stifford Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stifford Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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