Total Crime Rate
94.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
51.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Mill Lane area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in West Thurrock and South Stifford , and the 157th highest crime rate of 501 local areas in Thurrock .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Mill Lane (RM20 4YE) in the last 12 months was 94.2 per 1,000 residents and was 60.2% lower than the West Thurrock and South Stifford average (236.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -71.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 51.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mill Lane (RM20 4YE), the main crime hotspot is near Gumley Close. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In West Thurrock and South Stifford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Gumley Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Chase Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Foxton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Foxton Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gumley Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Charlton Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bus/Coach Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Angle Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Mill Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mill Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mill Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | The Chase | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mill Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Mill Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Palmerston Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Palmerston Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Santiago Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hedley Avenue | Under investigation |
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