Crime Rates at Orsett Road, Grays, RM17 5DD

Orsett Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Grays Riverside , and the 4th highest crime rate of 505 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 Orsett Road (RM17 5DD) in the last 12 months was 1656.1 per 1,000 residents and was 809.7% higher than the Grays Riverside average (182.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 343 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 134 (≈ 354.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 48.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orsett Road (RM17 5DD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Argyll Road, where police recorded 487 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near New Road (146 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.