Postcode · Grays
Crime in RM17 5FA
How much crime is recorded in RM17 5FA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Grays Town
- Council
- Thurrock
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,774 (2024)
RM17 5FAGrays
How safe is RM17 5FA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 43.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RM17 5FA area, well 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
43.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
125
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 5FANational
Shoplifting35.38.4
Violence and sexual offences32.223.6
Other theft13.84.5
Anti-social behaviour11.710.7
Vehicle crime8.63.5
Public order6.14.6
Criminal damage and arson6.04.7
Drugs5.72.4
Burglary4.09.1
Possession of weapons1.50.9
Other crime0.81.5
Theft from the person0.72.1
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 11% 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.