Total Crime Rate

17.1 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 17.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Ward Avenue area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Grays Thurrock , and the 44th 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 Ward Avenue (RM17 5RN) in the last 12 months was 17.1 per 1,000 residents and was 77.7% lower than the Grays Thurrock average (76.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ward Avenue (RM17 5RN), the main crime hotspot is near Lodge Lane. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ward Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodward Heights Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodward Heights Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Lodge Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Woodward Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lodge Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Tennyson Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ward Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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