Crime Rate in Grays Thurrock, ward

Grays Thurrock has the 10th highest crime rate of 20 wards in Thurrock district and the 2686th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 252nd highest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Grays Thurrock in the last 12 months was 78.7 per 1,000 residents and was 21.4% lower than the Thurrock district average (100.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Grays Thurrock’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 325 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 7 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 403 (≈ 41.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -0.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Grays Thurrock ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 76 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.