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Crime in RM20 4

How much crime is recorded in RM20 4, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Thurrock
Region
East of England
Population
8,811 (2024)
Crime

How safe is RM20 4

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 32.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in RM20 4, broadly in line with 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
32.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
102
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).

RM20 4National
Shoplifting43.18.4
Violence and sexual offences19.423.6
Burglary14.89.1
Anti-social behaviour10.210.7
Vehicle crime9.33.5
Other theft7.74.5
Criminal damage and arson6.24.7
Public order5.44.6
Drugs3.02.4
Theft from the person2.12.1
Robbery1.41.4
Other crime0.91.5
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 33% 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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