Postcode · Grays
Crime in RM17 5YN
How much crime is recorded in RM17 5YN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Grays Chafford Gorges & Orsett Road
- Council
- Thurrock
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,704 (2024)
RM17 5YNGrays
How safe is RM17 5YN
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RM17 5YN area, below 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
25.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
42
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 5YNNational
Violence and sexual offences16.623.6
Burglary10.79.1
Other theft6.24.5
Vehicle crime5.63.5
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Anti-social behaviour2.810.7
Public order2.64.6
Other crime1.41.5
Drugs0.72.4
Robbery0.61.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 21% 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.