Total Crime Rate
5.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
2.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Blythe Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Stanford East and Corringham Town , and the 6th lowest crime rate of 501 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 Blythe Road (SS17 8ER) in the last 12 months was 5.8 per 1,000 residents and was 91.3% lower than the Stanford East and Corringham Town average (66.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Blythe Road (SS17 8ER), the main crime hotspot is near Rachael Clarke Close. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In The Homesteads| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hall Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Foxfield Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Havis Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Rachael Clarke Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Rachael Clarke Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Rachael Clarke Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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