Total Crime Rate

257.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 257.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 68.2 10/10
  • Other theft 53.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.0 8/10
  • Shoplifting 22.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.2 7/10
  • Burglary 15.2 10/10
  • Public order 15.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.6 9/10
  • Drugs 7.6 7/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Merlin Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Chafford and North Stifford , and the 26th highest crime rate of 505 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 Merlin Close (RM16 6RY) in the last 12 months was 257.6 per 1,000 residents and was 385.6% higher 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 Criminal damage and arson with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 68.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Merlin Close (RM16 6RY), 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 Merlin Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawkins Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cooke 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 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 Drake Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Hawkins Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawkins Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Daniel Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Founes Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Merlin Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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