Postcode · Grays
Crime in RM16 2PL
How much crime is recorded in RM16 2PL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Stifford Clays
- Council
- Thurrock
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,780 (2024)
RM16 2PLGrays
How safe is RM16 2PL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RM16 2PL area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
25.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
54
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 2PLNational
Violence and sexual offences19.623.6
Anti-social behaviour9.310.7
Criminal damage and arson7.44.7
Burglary5.59.1
Drugs4.12.4
Vehicle crime3.93.5
Public order3.44.6
Other theft2.54.5
Other crime1.11.5
Robbery0.51.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 32% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.