Postcode · Grays
Crime in RM16 4ST
How much crime is recorded in RM16 4ST, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Chadwell St Mary
- Council
- Thurrock
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,619 (2024)
RM16 4STGrays
How safe is RM16 4ST
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 41.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RM16 4ST area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
41.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
90
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 4STNational
Violence and sexual offences30.423.6
Anti-social behaviour22.510.7
Criminal damage and arson13.14.7
Vehicle crime7.63.5
Burglary7.49.1
Other theft4.44.5
Drugs3.22.4
Other crime2.61.5
Public order2.14.6
Robbery0.61.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Shoplifting0.58.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 51% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.