POLICE in Thurrock have highlighted a significant drop in crime across the borough.

The latest figures released by Essex Police say crime continues to fall across the borough and solved outcomes have increased by 20% in the past 12 months.

There were 377 fewer offences reported in the district in the last year with burglary (-29%), sexual offences (-11%), violent incidents (-8%) and robbery (-5.2%) all falling.

Anti-social behaviour has dropped by more than 60% since 2020.

And the division says things will improve even further following the recent launch of new Neighbourhood Policing Teams which its says 'will see an increased emphasis on visibility and working with partners at a local level to problem solve and combat crime and anti-social behaviour'.

Inspector Dan Selby of Thurrock Neighbourhood Policing Team said: "Our team are committed to reducing crime and tackling the underlying causes.

"While the fall in the number of incidents reported is positive news and shows our work is having an impact, we want to keep driving down offending and ASB.

"The uplift in the number of neighbourhood officers will help us help people and address issues in communities across the district and I'd encourage anyone who has concerns to speak to our officers when they see them out on patrol or contact us online or via 101."