Crime Rate in Grays Riverside, ward

Grays Riverside has the 2nd highest crime rate of 20 wards in Thurrock district and the 438th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 34th highest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Grays Riverside in the last 12 months was 169.3 per 1,000 residents and was 69.0% higher than the Thurrock district average (100.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Grays Riverside’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 675 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 17 cases , down -19.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 28.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -19.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 915 (≈ 69.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Grays Riverside ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near High Street, with 293 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around New Road (131 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.