Crime Rate in Grays Riverside, ward

Grays Riverside has the 2nd highest crime rate of 20 wards in Thurrock district and the 379th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 30th highest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Grays Riverside in the last 12 months was 182.0 per 1,000 residents and was 83.4% higher than the Thurrock district average (99.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Grays Riverside’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 722 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 16 cases , down -11.1% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 22.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 969 (≈ 73.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -0.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Grays Riverside ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Argyll Road, with 487 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around New Road (146 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.