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Crime in RM20

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

Council
Thurrock
Region
East of England
Population
10,923 (2024)
Crime

How safe is RM20

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 34.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in RM20, 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
34.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
101
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).

RM20National
Shoplifting37.18.4
Violence and sexual offences21.623.6
Burglary13.29.1
Anti-social behaviour10.310.7
Vehicle crime9.33.5
Other theft7.34.5
Criminal damage and arson6.44.7
Public order5.44.6
Drugs3.42.4
Theft from the person1.92.1
Robbery1.31.4
Other crime1.21.5
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 32% 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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