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Crime in Thurrock by area

Every neighbourhood we cover, ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents a year, from police.uk figures for June to August 2026. Highest first. Pick a type of crime to re-rank, or tap a column to sort.

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5,006crimes recordedJune to August 2026
+5%on the 3 months beforemore crime
Bulphanlowest rate31.9 per 1,000 a year
93.4middle areacrimes per 1,000 a year

Darker means more crime per resident. Tap an area for its page.

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Most improved: Stanford-le-Hope (-15%), Corringham (-9%) and Tilbury (-8%), compared with the three months before.

Every area, ranked

#Most common
1TilburyRM18 · 25,001 residents 192.3▼ 8%violence
2South OckendonRM15 · 30,034 residents 117.5▲ 9%violence
3Chadwell St MaryRM16 · 32,501 residents 111.8▲ 8%violence
4Purfleet-on-ThamesRM19 · 6,690 residents 101▲ 26%violence
5GraysRM17 · 58,798 residents 99.7▲ 11%violence
6AveleyRM15 · 9,517 residents 94.1▲ 2%violence
7OrsettRM16 · 1,928 residents 93.4▲ 5%vehicle crime
8Horndon on the HillSS17 · 1,510 residents 87.4▲ 83%violence
9East TilburyRM18 · 7,713 residents 87.1▲ 87%violence
10LinfordSS17 · 5,932 residents 80.2▲ 177%violence
11Stanford-le-HopeSS17 · 24,890 residents 73.3▼ 15%violence
12KenningtonsRM15 · 7,921 residents 67.7▲ 2%violence
13CorringhamSS17 · 28,676 residents 65.4▼ 9%violence
14BulphanRM14 · 1,506 residents 31.90%anti-social behaviour

Change compares the last three months with the three before. A dash means too few crimes to compare fairly.

Why busy centres look worst

Crimes are counted where they happen, but residents are counted where they live. Town centres and shopping areas have lots of shops, bars and visitors and not many residents, so their rates come out high even though most people there are just passing through.

How we work it out

Each area is a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page. We count the crimes police.uk records inside the circle over the last three months and turn that into a yearly figure, then divide by the number of people who live inside the circle, from the 2021 Census. Police locations are moved slightly on purpose to protect victims, so treat small differences between neighbouring areas with a pinch of salt.

Sources: data.police.uk and the Office for National Statistics, both under the Open Government Licence. Figures update every month.

Crime in every area

Questions people ask

Which areas of Thurrock have the lowest crime?

Over June to August 2026, the areas with the fewest crimes per 1,000 residents were Bulphan, Corringham, Kenningtons, Stanford-le-Hope and Linford.

Which areas of Thurrock have the highest crime?

Leaving aside the big shopping and industrial areas, where visitors and workers push the figures up, the highest rates over June to August 2026 were in Tilbury, South Ockendon, Chadwell St Mary, Purfleet-on-Thames and Grays.

Is crime going up or down in Thurrock?

Across Thurrock, 5,006 crimes were recorded over June to August 2026, 5% more than the three months before.

How is crime per 1,000 residents worked out?

We count the crimes police.uk records inside each area, turn the last three months into a yearly figure, and divide by the number of people who live there from the 2021 Census.