Total Crime Rate
6.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Dell Road area has the lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Grays Riverside , and the 7th lowest crime rate of 505 local areas in Thurrock .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Dell Road (RM17 5JZ) in the last 12 months was 6.3 per 1,000 residents and was 96.5% lower than the Grays Riverside average (182.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
In the area around Dell Road (RM17 5JZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Derby Road, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Orsett Road (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Grays Riverside| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bedford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Allenby Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dell Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Orsett Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Milton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Derby Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Derby Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Rookwood Close | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rookwood Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rookwood Close | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodward Heights | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | A126 | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clarence Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodward Heights | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pym Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Park View Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Woodward Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bedford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Park Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Park Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Bedford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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