Postcode · Grays
Crime in RM16 2SS
How much crime is recorded in RM16 2SS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Little Thurrock North
- Council
- Thurrock
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,629 (2024)
RM16 2SSGrays
How safe is RM16 2SS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RM16 2SS area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
17.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
59
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 2SSNational
Anti-social behaviour17.710.7
Violence and sexual offences13.023.6
Other theft5.84.5
Criminal damage and arson5.74.7
Drugs4.62.4
Burglary3.09.1
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Public order2.84.6
Other crime2.61.5
Bicycle theft1.81.0
Shoplifting0.68.4
Robbery0.41.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 30% 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.