Total Crime Rate
81.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025The Sorrells area has the 6th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Stanford East and Corringham Town , and the 178th 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 The Sorrells (SS17 7ES) in the last 12 months was 81.4 per 1,000 residents and was 6.3% higher 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 Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 233.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Sorrells (SS17 7ES), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 111 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St John'S Way (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Stanford East and Corringham Town| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Acres | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St John'S Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St John'S Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | St John'S Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | St John'S Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Gordon Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bellmaine Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bellmaine Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bellmaine Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Acres | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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