Total Crime Rate
3.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025St James Avenue West area has the lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Stanford East and Corringham Town , and the 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 St James Avenue West (SS17 7BB) in the last 12 months was 3.0 per 1,000 residents and was 96.1% lower than the Stanford East and Corringham Town average (76.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
In the area around St James Avenue West (SS17 7BB), the main crime hotspot is near Nursery Road. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Stanford East and Corringham Town| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Wills Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Gideons Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Beckett Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Berkley Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Berkley Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gideons Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Nursery Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Gideons Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Abbotts Drive | Under investigation |
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