Total Crime Rate

38.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 38.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.9 1/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Firs area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Grays Thurrock , and the 152nd lowest crime rate of 505 local areas in Thurrock .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Firs (RM16 2HL) in the last 12 months was 38.4 per 1,000 residents and was 49.9% lower than the Grays Thurrock average (76.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Firs (RM16 2HL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Whitmore Avenue, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oakway (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Firs area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Whitmore Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitmore Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Whitmore Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Leasway —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitmore Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Elmway Under investigation
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Data Sources

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