Total Crime Rate
90.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
33.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Northfields area has the 14th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Grays Thurrock , and the 166th 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 Northfields (RM17 5TN) in the last 12 months was 90.6 per 1,000 residents and was 11.8% higher than the Grays Thurrock average (81.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -36.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 33.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Northfields (RM17 5TN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 67 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Boscombe Avenue (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Little Thurrock Rectory| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Overcliff Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Oval Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Northfields | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Northfields | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Overcliff Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Walpole Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Balfour Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eastern Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | A1013 | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Toft Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Toft Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Nunns Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nunns Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Boscombe Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Boscombe Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Boscombe Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Boscombe Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Northfields | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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