Total Crime Rate
912.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
288.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Brooke Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Grays Riverside , and the 5th highest crime rate of 501 local areas in Thurrock .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Brooke Road (RM17 5BU) in the last 12 months was 912.7 per 1,000 residents and was 444.0% higher than the Grays Riverside average (167.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 87 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -69.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 109 (≈ 288.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Brooke Road (RM17 5BU), the main crime hotspot is near High Street. Police recorded 297 crimes here, including 71 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Grays Riverside| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Derby Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Approach | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Derby Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Station Approach | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Derby Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Derby Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Station Approach | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Station Approach | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Approach | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Approach | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | High Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Argyll Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Argyll Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Argyll Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Argyll Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Argyll Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Argyll Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Argyll Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Quarry Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | High Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | High Street | Under investigation |
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