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Crime in RM16 2

How much crime is recorded in RM16 2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Thurrock
Region
East of England
Population
15,774 (2024)
Crime

How safe is RM16 2

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in RM16 2, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
26.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
55
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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).

RM16 2National
Violence and sexual offences17.823.6
Anti-social behaviour9.210.7
Criminal damage and arson7.44.7
Burglary6.99.1
Vehicle crime5.53.5
Other theft3.44.5
Public order2.54.6
Shoplifting2.18.4
Drugs2.12.4
Other crime1.41.5
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Robbery0.51.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 19% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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