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Crime in RM16 6LP

How much crime is recorded in RM16 6LP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
South Chafford
Council
Thurrock
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
2,599 (2024)
Crime

How safe is RM16 6LP

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 40.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RM16 6LP area, 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
40.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
80
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 6LPNational
Violence and sexual offences22.323.6
Vehicle crime14.23.5
Shoplifting7.18.4
Criminal damage and arson7.04.7
Public order6.74.6
Anti-social behaviour5.010.7
Other theft4.84.5
Drugs4.42.4
Burglary3.89.1
Robbery1.71.4
Other crime1.61.5
Theft from the person1.42.1
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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.

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