Total Crime Rate
87.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
50.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Dell Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Grays Riverside , and the 173rd highest crime rate of 501 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 5JU) in the last 12 months was 87.9 per 1,000 residents and was 47.6% lower 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 50.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dell Road (RM17 5JU), the main crime hotspot is near Orsett Road. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Grays Thurrock| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A126 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Russel Road | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A126 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Orsett Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Orsett Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Orsett Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Orsett Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Park View Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park View Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hathaway Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rookwood Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Dell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodward Close | Local resolution |
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