Total Crime Rate

80.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 80.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.8 5/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • Public order 2.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Dell Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Grays Riverside , and the 183rd highest crime rate of 505 local areas in Thurrock .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dell Road (RM17 5JT) in the last 12 months was 80.1 per 1,000 residents and was 56.0% lower than the Grays Riverside average (182.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 39.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dell Road (RM17 5JT), the main crime hotspot is near Orsett Road. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dell Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Park View Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodward Heights Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ireton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Russel Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Russel Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orsett Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dell Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A126
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ward Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodward Heights Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Rookwood Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rookwood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Woodward Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rookwood Close Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pym Place Under investigation

Data Sources

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