Total Crime Rate

74.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 74.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 35.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.7 9/10
  • Other crime 10.6 10/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Shoplifting 3.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Elmstead Close area has the 9th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Corringham and Fobbing , and the 210th highest crime rate of 501 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 Elmstead Close (SS17 9EL) in the last 12 months was 74.5 per 1,000 residents and was 20.4% higher than the Corringham and Fobbing average (61.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 35.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elmstead Close (SS17 9EL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Birchwood Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Elmstead Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birchwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chamberlain Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lampits Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lampits Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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