Total Crime Rate
22.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Fourth Avenue area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Corringham and Fobbing , and the 70th lowest crime rate of 505 local areas in Thurrock .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Fourth Avenue (SS17 8HN) in the last 12 months was 22.0 per 1,000 residents and was 63.5% lower than the Corringham and Fobbing average (60.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Fourth Avenue (SS17 8HN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hall Close, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lyndhurst Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Corringham and Fobbing| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Mackley Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Havis Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Havis Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hall Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hall Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lyndhurst Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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