Total Crime Rate

66.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 66.2 6/10
  • Violent crimes 49.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.8 7/10
  • Public order 11.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Ark Avenue area has the 8th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Chafford and North Stifford , and the 235th highest 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 Ark Avenue (RM16 6QR) in the last 12 months was 66.2 per 1,000 residents and was 2.0% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 49.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ark Avenue (RM16 6QR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near A1012, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ark Avenue (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ark Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chance Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A1012 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Nutberry Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clifford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Boleyn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Boleyn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ark Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A1012 —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ark Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ark Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Antelope Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ark Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Dukes Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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