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Our officers arrest 41 for shop theft in a week
13:00 18/04/2025Essex officers arrested 41 and secured 103 charges for shop theft last week – with just three people accounting for more than half the charges
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Aveley: Arrests made and drugs and caiman seized
08:19 18/04/2025Officers from the Thurrock's Neighbourhood Policing Team, working to tackle the sale of drugs carried out a warrant on Thursday 17 April.
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Marine patrols to help keep you safe on the water
15:35 17/04/2025Our marine officers will regularly patrol anti-social behaviour hotspots along the Essex coastline this spring and summer
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Grays: Man jailed for assaulting his brother and the police officer arresting him
16:56 16/04/2025A Grays man has been jailed for three years for assaulting his brother and the police officer who spotted him in the street and arrested him
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Harlow/Purfleet: Three arrested in large-scale charity clothes donation fraud investigation
11:55 13/04/2025Officers investigating large-scale theft of clothes donated to charity, have arrested three people.
Crimes
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Violence and sexual offences
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Shoplifting
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Anti-social behaviour
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Vehicle crime
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Crime levels in your area
Crime for last year
Crime per Month
| Month | Total | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 2024 | 227 | 8.8% |
| Apr 2024 | 179 | 6.9% |
| May 2024 | 238 | 9.2% |
| Jun 2024 | 218 | 8.5% |
| Jul 2024 | 254 | 9.9% |
| Aug 2024 | 222 | 8.6% |
| Sep 2024 | 187 | 7.3% |
| Oct 2024 | 230 | 8.9% |
| Nov 2024 | 240 | 9.3% |
| Dec 2024 | 195 | 7.6% |
| Jan 2025 | 186 | 7.2% |
| Feb 2025 | 201 | 7.8% |