Thurrock

At a glance, population and employment estimates for Thurrock.

Population: 175,531
People in Employment: 83,405 (74.1%)
People Inactive: 24,000 (21.3%)
People Unemployed: 5,100 (4.5%)
Number Of Jobs: 54k
Median Salary: £30,696
Mean Salary: £34,156

Crime Statistics

You can view the number of crimes per crime type for this year and the previous. You can also see the trend for each crime type, which shows if crimes committed are getting better, worse or no change.

We also list all of the parliamentary wards for Thurrock. You'll be able to see the crimes for this year so far and also how many crimes per 1000 people.

If you need to see crimes on a street level, you can use the interactive crime map which shows you crimes and their outcome.

Crime rate by type in Thurrock for 2024

Thurrocks most common type of crime is: Violence and sexual offences. In 2023 there were 7,145 crimes and in 2022 there were 7,875 crimes. Which is an decrease of 730 crimes.

Crime Type	Previous Year	Crimes This Year	Trend vs previous year
Violence and sexual offences	7,145	496	Getting Better
Anti-social behaviour	2,124	190	Getting Better
Vehicle crime	2,685	166	Getting Better
Criminal damage and arson	1,723	131	Getting Better
Public order	1,486	105	Getting Better
Other theft	1,520	87	Getting Better
Shoplifting	1,384	78	Getting Better
Burglary	731	43	Getting Better
Drugs	576	33	Getting Better
Other crime	454	28	Getting Better
Possession of weapons	147	15	Getting Better
Bicycle theft	121	13	Getting Better
Robbery	187	8	Getting Better
Theft from the person	142	8	Getting Better

Number of crimes for Electoral Wards in Thurrock

Think of Electoral Wards as the boundaries your local councillors represent in your area. Electoral Wards will help you get a better picture of how much crime takes place in and around the places you live.

West Thurrock and South Stifford has the highest crime rate of all the wards in Thurrock, with 3830 crimes and 269 crimes per 1000 people. Whilst The Homesteads has 376 crimes and 45 crimes per 1000 people.

Name	Crimes in 2024	Crimes per 1000 people
West Thurrock and South Stifford	163	11
Grays Riverside	139	10
Aveley and Uplands	118	11
Chadwell St Mary	114	11
Tilbury Riverside and Thurrock Park	111	14
Tilbury St Chads	85	12
Ockendon	82	7
Belhus	78	7
South Chafford	70	9
Grays Thurrock	66	7
Orsett	51	9
Stanford-le-Hope West	50	7
Stanford East and Corringham Town	49	6
East Tilbury	42	6
Little Thurrock Blackshots	38	6
Stifford Clays	38	6
Chafford and North Stifford	32	4
Little Thurrock Rectory	31	5
The Homesteads	23	3
Corringham and Fobbing	21	4

Crime map for Thurrock

Showing crimes from the beginning of the year up until 2024-08. Each Marker on the map represents a crime. Click on the marker to find out more about the crime. Please note, all crime locations are approximate.

Housing Statistics

View average house prices by year. We show property prices from 2010 up until the current year. You can also see property prices over time using our interactive chart.

Average property prices by year for Thurrock

The average property price in Thurrock is higher than the £290,000 UK average. This could indicate a property shortage in the area pushing prices up or that the average household income in Thurrock is higher than average. Building and selling properties in Thurrock could be more profitable.

Year	Avg. Detached Price	Avg. Semi-Detached Price	Avg. Terraced Price	Avg. Flat Price
2023	£667,514.21	£423,477.76	£337,980.30	£204,421.96
2022	£636,218.27	£404,363.68	£323,349.05	£196,478.74
2021	£573,713.50	£364,863.88	£293,824.37	£184,787.16
2020	£524,715.07	£336,607.63	£270,407.31	£176,056.81
2019	£509,824.78	£327,275.87	£263,599.27	£176,795.76
2018	£510,632.22	£327,204.83	£264,266.00	£180,075.61
2017	£489,362.91	£312,447.17	£253,455.02	£176,756.20
2016	£465,477.84	£297,473.19	£242,266.65	£166,271.89
2015	£396,190.31	£253,039.24	£206,763.65	£141,766.21
2014	£341,553.38	£218,811.07	£180,033.15	£123,492.09
2013	£314,202.32	£200,210.76	£165,061.93	£113,804.93
2012	£307,469.41	£195,567.43	£161,377.85	£112,716.37
2011	£303,145.49	£191,158.36	£157,508.53	£112,039.11
2010	£301,274.47	£191,303.21	£158,391.13	£113,474.18

Property prices over time for Thurrock

Showing crimes from 2010 up until August 2024. You can use the interactive chart to zoom in on a timeframe to see greater detail.

Employment and Annual Salary information for Thurrock

The median salary in Thurrock is £30,696 and the mean salary in Thurrock is £34,156.00. The median value is a better indicator of salary in a region since the mean salary can be skewed by a small number of people that are high earners.

Number of Jobs (thousands): 54k
Median Salary: £30,696
Annual Percentage Change: 4.4%
Mean Salary: £34,156

Salary comparison between Thurrock and East

See how Thurrock compares to the rest of East. Jobs per thousand, median and mean salary as well as annual percentage vs last year.

The highest median salary in East is £36,416 in St Albans and the lowest median salary is £0 in Tendring. Thurrock ranks 12 out of 45 in terms of median salary.

Location	Jobs (thousands)	Median Salary	Annual Percentage Change	Mean Salary	Annual Percentage Change
St Albans	52k	£36,416	-1.9%	£56,468	12.8%
South Cambridgeshire	71k	£35,367	4.9%	£40,105	-1.3%
North Hertfordshire	53k	£35,179	19.5%	£40,413	15.6%
East Hertfordshire	52k	£34,659	13.8%	£50,553	19.2%
Brentwood	25k	£34,561	26.6%	£56,097	0.0%
Cambridge	46k	£34,165	9.7%	£39,909	2.9%
Central Bedfordshire UA	117k	£33,686	11.4%	£36,988	10.2%
Broxbourne	33k	£32,996	21.3%	£39,457	25.7%
Rochford	24k	£32,685	2.8%	£39,835	1.8%
Three Rivers	33k	£32,665	11.6%	£43,085	11.3%
Epping Forest	37k	£31,370	9.3%	£40,872	14.9%
Chelmsford	50k	£30,977	5.1%	£36,828	0.7%
Watford	30k	£29,915	3.7%	£36,794	11.9%
Dacorum	52k	£29,431	7.8%	£34,983	5.9%
Braintree	53k	£29,336	10.3%	£34,411	11.5%
Bedford UA	74k	£29,225	9.8%	£33,852	7.5%
Huntingdonshire	74k	£29,066	2.9%	£32,399	4.5%
Southend-on-Sea UA	49k	£28,717	4.2%	£35,412	4.6%
Stevenage	29k	£28,393	20.1%	£31,170	7.0%
Colchester	68k	£28,121	15.7%	£36,704	18.8%
Basildon	56k	£27,926	3.4%	£33,398	6.7%
Castle Point	26k	£27,865	0.0%	£35,537	10.0%
Hertsmere	33k	£27,837	5.5%	£32,125	1.1%
Broadland	41k	£27,028	9.1%	£31,596	16.8%
West Suffolk	57k	£27,000	4.8%	£32,964	1.7%
Babergh	33k	£26,911	0.8%	£33,212	-6.0%
Harlow	31k	£26,893	8.2%	£29,180	4.9%
South Norfolk	42k	£26,654	0.3%	£30,801	5.4%
Fenland	38k	£26,537	12.9%	£29,811	13.6%
Mid Suffolk	43k	£26,183	2.4%	£31,515	11.1%
Great Yarmouth	31k	£26,164	17.4%	£27,611	9.1%
Norwich	41k	£25,802	2.5%	£29,927	-4.5%
Luton UA	65k	£25,402	4.2%	£28,032	5.4%
East Suffolk	91k	£24,886	6.5%	£28,665	8.0%
Ipswich	58k	£24,846	4.5%	£28,637	8.6%
King's Lynn and West Norfolk	53k	£24,778	9.5%	£28,449	6.4%
Breckland	47k	£24,659	2.1%	£26,526	3.0%
Peterborough UA	75k	£24,421	-0.6%	£29,370	3.4%
North Norfolk	25k	£23,864	4.8%	£25,505	1.6%
Uttlesford	0k	£0	0.0%	£0	0.0%
Tendring	41k	£0	0.0%	£31,871	11.6%
Maldon	0k	£0	0.0%	£0	0.0%
Welwyn Hatfield	34k	£0	0.0%	£33,782	4.9%
East Cambridgeshire	39k	£0	0.0%	£36,736	9.3%