Crap Towns / Stone / Crime

How much crime is there in Stone?

The police recorded 339 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Stone from September 2023 to August 2026, 4.4 times the typical town's 76.2. The most common was shoplifting, at 215. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 357, up from 305 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	305	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	355	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	357	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Shoplifting	215	7.1
Violence and sexual offences	50.6	34.1
Other theft	15.5	5.4
Vehicle crime	12.3	3.8
Criminal damage and arson	12.3	7.0
Public order	9.4	6.6
Other crime	6.1	2.0
Drugs	5.5	2.4
Theft from the person	4.8	0.4
Burglary	3.3	3.1
Possession of weapons	1.8	0.8
Robbery	1.7	0.6
Bicycle theft	0.7	0.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Stone	–	339
Chafford Hundred and West Thurrock	4.3 km	132
Tilbury	6.8 km	120
Northfleet	5.1 km	96.5
Dartford	2.1 km	92.6
Grays	6.3 km	90.0
Purfleet-on-Thames	3.4 km	85.7
Swanscombe	2.5 km	79.1
Aveley	6.5 km	76.6
South Ockendon	7.8 km	73.4
Longfield, New Ash Green and Hartley	7.1 km	46.0
The typical town	–	76.2