Total Crime Rate

169.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 169.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 54.8 8/10
  • Shoplifting 30.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 27.4 10/10
  • Public order 19.2 9/10
  • Other theft 16.4 9/10
  • Drugs 13.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Other crime 5.5 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.5 8/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rectory Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Grays Thurrock , and the 68th 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 Rectory Road (RM17 5ST) in the last 12 months was 169.9 per 1,000 residents and was 109.6% higher than the Grays Thurrock average (81.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 54.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rectory Road (RM17 5ST), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Boscombe Avenue (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rectory Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boscombe Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boscombe Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Boscombe Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastern Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oval Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Nunns Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nunns Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balfour Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Toft Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Wentworth Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northfields Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Public order Northfields Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Northfields Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Boscombe Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Toft Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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