South Ockendon
Middle areaWest Thurrock. 10,726 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 3.1 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 14% of people in South Ockendon live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in South Ockendon
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in South Ockendon at a rate of 93.4 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 | 451 |
| Other crime | 153 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 140 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 74 |
| Shoplifting | 59 |
| Vehicle crime | 53 |
| Drug offences | 32 |
| Burglary | 22 |
| Robbery | 13 |
| Theft from the person | 5 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How South Ockendon compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is South Ockendon safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in South Ockendon at a rate of 93.4 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, 81 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in South Ockendon.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (451), other crime (153) and anti-social behaviour (140).
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 South Ockendon alone. See Thurrock
South Ockendon in brief
The median price paid for a home in South Ockendon was £347,500 in 2025.
South Ockendon had 10,408 usual residents at the census.
About 14% of people in South Ockendon live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In South Ockendon, 96.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.