Total Crime Rate
25.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
15.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Norfolk Place area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in South Chafford , and the 83rd lowest crime rate of 501 local areas in Thurrock .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Norfolk Place (RM16 6DE) in the last 12 months was 25.5 per 1,000 residents and was 65.4% lower than the South Chafford average (73.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 15.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Norfolk Place (RM16 6DE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mayflower Road, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Harper Close (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In South Chafford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bus/Coach Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lancaster Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Maunder Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mill Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Mill Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Santiago Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | San Marcos Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harper Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | San Luis Drive | Under investigation |
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