Postcode · Grays
Crime in RM16 2EN
How much crime is recorded in RM16 2EN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Little Thurrock North
- Council
- Thurrock
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,720 (2024)
RM16 2ENGrays
How safe is RM16 2EN
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RM16 2EN area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
22.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
47
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
RM16 2ENNational
Violence and sexual offences17.923.6
Criminal damage and arson7.74.7
Burglary7.09.1
Anti-social behaviour5.810.7
Other theft4.54.5
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Public order2.44.6
Drugs1.22.4
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Other crime1.01.5
Shoplifting0.58.4
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 42% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.