Crime in Stanford-le-Hope
Recorded crime in Stanford-le-Hope is 0.6 times the Thurrock average and 0.6 times the England and Wales average. Over 5 years it has fallen 10%. Most of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences). Police data to August 2026.
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Stanford-le-Hope: about 20,779 residents in 21 neighbourhoods.
- Safety in the UK
- 6/10Average crime
- Living
- 6.2/10Fair
- 5-year change
- −10%fewer crimes
- vs the council
- 0.6×the Thurrock average
Neighbourhoods by Safety
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Stanford-le-Hope.
Crime over 5 years
Down 10% in 5 years Recorded crimes within 1.5 km of Stanford-le-Hope, anti-social behaviour left out.
What is recorded
Crime severity: 0.6× the Thurrock average (0.6× the England and Wales average). 49 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
- Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 63% of the harm here
- Burglary: 18% of the harm here
- Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into): 4% of the harm here
"Violence and sexual offences" is 63% of the harm here. It is a broad police category: most of these crimes are assaults without injury, harassment and threats, often indoors between people who know each other, and only a small part are sexual or serious violent offences. Police data does not say which, so each one is weighted at the England and Wales average for the category, which can overstate a quiet residential area.
Anti-social behaviour: 12 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.
Crimes recorded in Thurrock (the whole council area)
April 2025 to March 2026, for the whole Thurrock council area, not only Stanford-le-Hope. Source: Home Office, police recorded crime by community safety partnership.
| Type | Crimes in 2025/26 | Per 1,000 residents | Change on 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars stolen | 952 | 5.3 | About the same |
| Cars broken into | 585 | 3.2 | Down 26% |
| Vandalism (homes, other buildings and vehicles) | 933 | 5.2 | Up 13% |
| Burglary of homes | 228 | 1.3 | Down 13% |
| Homicide (murder and manslaughter) | 0 | - | - |
Under 10 a year: no rate or change, the numbers are too small to compare.
How often crimes lead to a charge in SS17
In SS17, the postcode district at the centre of Stanford-le-Hope, 6% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%).
- Charged or summonsed
- Caution or other action
- Suspect found, not prosecuted
- No suspect identified
- Still open
Show as a table
| Type | Crimes | Charged or summonsed | Caution or other action | Suspect found, not prosecuted | No suspect identified | Still open |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 748 | 6% | 14% | 60% | 14% | 6% |
| Shoplifting | 278 | 12% | 4% | 10% | 74% | 0% |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 215 | 1% | 0% | 9% | 87% | 1% |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 171 | 4% | 5% | 26% | 62% | 4% |
| Other theft | 166 | 1% | 3% | 23% | 69% | 4% |
| Public order | 132 | 2% | 5% | 43% | 45% | 4% |
| Drugs | 89 | 16% | 52% | 7% | 24% | 2% |
| Burglary | 83 | 5% | 1% | 19% | 72% | 2% |
| Other crime | 78 | 13% | 10% | 54% | 18% | 5% |
Uses the latest outcome police have recorded so far. 4% of these crimes are still open, so the final figures may be a little higher.
Road collisions
Thurrock, 2023 to 2025: 247 road collisions a year with someone hurt, 62 of them with someone killed or seriously injured. 9 collisions were fatal in those 3 years.
1.4 a year per 1,000 residents (Great Britain 1.5). 25% of them killed or seriously injured someone (Great Britain 26%).
Collisions on public roads that the police recorded where someone was hurt, counted where they happened, so busy through roads and town centres with few residents come out high. Serious and slight use the Department for Transport's adjusted severity, comparable between police forces. Source: Department for Transport road casualty statistics (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Crime by type
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, most serious first, not counting anti-social behaviour.
| Type | Per 1,000 a year |
|---|---|
| Robbery | 0.4 |
| Burglary | 3.7 |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 20.3 |
| Drugs | 1.4 |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 0.4 |
| Other crime | 1.3 |
| Other theft | 3.4 |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 0.2 |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 5.4 |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 5.2 |
| Public order | 3.9 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.3 |
| Shoplifting | 3.3 |
Postcode districts in Stanford-le-Hope
Nearby towns
Council: Thurrock
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Questions about crime in Stanford-le-Hope
- Is Stanford-le-Hope a safe place to live?
- Stanford-le-Hope scores 6 out of 10 for safety (average crime), compared with every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Crime severity is 0.6 times the Thurrock average.
- Is crime going up or down in Stanford-le-Hope?
- Down 10% over 5 years, from 1,047 recorded crimes a year to 941.
- What is the most common crime in Stanford-le-Hope?
- The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 20 per 1,000 residents a year.
- How does crime in Stanford-le-Hope compare with Thurrock?
- Crime severity in Stanford-le-Hope is 0.6 times the Thurrock average.
- How often does crime lead to a charge in Stanford-le-Hope?
- In SS17, the postcode district at the centre of Stanford-le-Hope, 6% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%). 44% were closed without a suspect being identified.
- How many burglaries are solved in Stanford-le-Hope?
- Of 83 burglaries reported in SS17, the postcode district at the centre of Stanford-le-Hope between September 2024 and August 2025, 5% led to someone being charged or summonsed and 72% were closed with no suspect identified.
- How many cars are stolen in Stanford-le-Hope?
- In Thurrock, the council area Stanford-le-Hope is in, the police recorded 952 cars stolen in 2025/26 (April 2025 to March 2026), 5.3 per 1,000 residents, about the same as the year before.
- Is vandalism common in Stanford-le-Hope?
- 933 acts of vandalism to homes, other buildings and vehicles were recorded in 2025/26, in Thurrock, the council area Stanford-le-Hope is in, 5.2 per 1,000 residents, 1.1 times the England and Wales average.
- How many murders were there in Stanford-le-Hope last year?
- No homicides (murder or manslaughter) were recorded in 2025/26, in Thurrock, the council area Stanford-le-Hope is in, against 1 the year before.