Postcode · Grays
Crime in RM17 5AY
How much crime is recorded in RM17 5AY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Stifford Clays
- Council
- Thurrock
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,393 (2024)
How safe is RM17 5AY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 30.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RM17 5AY area, broadly in line with 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
30.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
56
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).
RM17 5AYNational
Violence and sexual offences20.923.6
Burglary10.19.1
Anti-social behaviour9.010.7
Vehicle crime5.23.5
Criminal damage and arson4.84.7
Other theft4.24.5
Public order3.94.6
Drugs1.52.4
Possession of weapons1.50.9
Other crime1.11.5
Robbery0.51.4
Shoplifting0.58.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 33% 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.