Total Crime Rate

26.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 26.4 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.6 1/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Drake Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Chafford and North Stifford , and the 91st lowest crime rate of 505 local areas in Thurrock .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Drake Road (RM16 6RX) in the last 12 months was 26.4 per 1,000 residents and was 50.2% lower than the Chafford and North Stifford average (53.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 13.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Drake Road (RM16 6RX), the main crime hotspot is near Hawkins Drive. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Drake Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawkins Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Hawkins Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cooke Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Founes Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Daniel Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Edmund Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edmund Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Merlin Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Doncella Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Doncella Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Doncella Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawkins Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Drake Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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