Postcode district · South Ockendon
Crime in RM15
How much crime is recorded in RM15, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Thurrock
- Region
- East of England
- Population
- 38,045 (2024)
RM15Postcode district · South Ockendon
How safe is RM15
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in RM15, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
35.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
66
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
RM15National
Violence and sexual offences25.223.6
Anti-social behaviour9.810.7
Vehicle crime7.33.5
Burglary6.99.1
Criminal damage and arson5.74.7
Shoplifting4.88.4
Public order4.04.6
Other theft3.74.5
Drugs2.82.4
Other crime1.41.5
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Robbery0.71.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 20% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.