Postcode · Grays
Crime in RM16 6BL
How much crime is recorded in RM16 6BL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- South Chafford
- Council
- Thurrock
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,631 (2024)
RM16 6BLGrays
How safe is RM16 6BL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RM16 6BL area, well 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
21.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
51
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 6BLNational
Violence and sexual offences12.923.6
Anti-social behaviour9.310.7
Burglary6.89.1
Vehicle crime4.83.5
Drugs4.52.4
Shoplifting4.48.4
Other theft3.24.5
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Public order2.14.6
Bicycle theft1.91.0
Robbery1.31.4
Other crime0.91.5
Theft from the person0.42.1
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% 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.