Total Crime Rate
21.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
9.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Archates Avenue area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Chafford and North Stifford , and the 65th 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 Archates Avenue (RM16 6QS) in the last 12 months was 21.4 per 1,000 residents and was 67.0% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Archates Avenue (RM16 6QS), the main crime hotspot is near Ark Avenue. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Chafford and North Stifford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Boleyn Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ark Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hogg Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Dukes Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hogg Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ark Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ark Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ark Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Antelope Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Clifford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chance Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Boleyn Close | Under investigation |
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