Postcode · Grays
Crime in RM16 6LY
How much crime is recorded in RM16 6LY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- South Chafford
- Council
- Thurrock
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,691 (2024)
RM16 6LYGrays
How safe is RM16 6LY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 14.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RM16 6LY area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
14.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
25
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 6LYNational
Violence and sexual offences11.923.6
Burglary3.09.1
Drugs2.52.4
Public order1.74.6
Other theft1.74.5
Anti-social behaviour1.410.7
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Criminal damage and arson1.14.7
Other crime1.11.5
Robbery0.91.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 51% 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.