Postcode sector · Grays
Crime in RM20 2
How much crime is recorded in RM20 2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Thurrock
- Region
- East of England
- Population
- 4,274 (2024)
How safe is RM20 2
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 34.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in RM20 2, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
34.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
119
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).
RM20 2National
Shoplifting43.18.4
Burglary24.99.1
Violence and sexual offences19.423.6
Anti-social behaviour11.710.7
Vehicle crime10.83.5
Other theft8.94.5
Criminal damage and arson6.74.7
Public order6.54.6
Drugs3.32.4
Theft from the person2.22.1
Robbery1.61.4
Other crime1.01.5
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 36% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.