Chafford & North Stifford
Middle areaWest Thurrock. 8,054 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.3 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Chafford & North Stifford live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Chafford & North Stifford
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Chafford & North Stifford at a rate of 65.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 100.8 per 1,000 people across Thurrock.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 217 |
| Other crime | 87 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 74 |
| Vehicle crime | 53 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 42 |
| Drug offences | 32 |
| Burglary | 10 |
| Robbery | 7 |
| Shoplifting | 5 |
| Theft from the person | 4 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Chafford & North Stifford compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Chafford & North Stifford safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Chafford & North Stifford at a rate of 65.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 100.8 per 1,000 people across Thurrock.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 48 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Chafford & North Stifford.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (217), other crime (87) and anti-social behaviour (74).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Thurrock
These figures are published for the whole of Thurrock, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Thurrock and not Chafford & North Stifford alone. See Thurrock
Chafford & North Stifford in brief
The median price paid for a home in Chafford & North Stifford was £387,500 in 2025.
Chafford & North Stifford had 8,008 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Chafford & North Stifford live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Chafford & North Stifford, 97.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.