Crime Rates at Ward Avenue, Grays, RM17 5RF

Ward Avenue area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Grays Thurrock , and the 235th lowest crime rate of 501 local areas in Thurrock .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ward Avenue (RM17 5RF) in the last 12 months was 57.5 per 1,000 residents and was 29.1% lower than the Grays Thurrock average (81.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 34.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ward Avenue (RM17 5RF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dexter Close, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pym Place (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.